Health challenges of international travel for obese patients

J Travel Med. 2017 Sep 1;24(6). doi: 10.1093/jtm/tax065.

Authors

Mico V Mozo¹, Francis M Finucane^{1

2

3}, Gerard T Flaherty^{1

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
² Bariatric Medicine Service, Galway Diabetes Research Centre and Health Research Board Clinical Research Facility, Galway, Ireland.
³ National Institute for Preventive Cardiology, Galway, Ireland.
⁴ School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

PMID: 29088479
DOI: 10.1093/jtm/tax065

No abstract available

Keywords: bariatric surgery; medical tourism; obese; obesity; travel; weight.

MeSH terms

Humans
Obesity / complications*
Obesity / psychology
Travel*