“The aim of this study were to characterize the behavior of self-care presented by the patients submitted to the bariatric surgery among the years of 2000 and 2007, in the University Hospital of Maringá (UHM). A descriptive cross sectional study was accomp” (2013) Fiep Bulletin - online, 79(2). Available at: https://ojs.fiepbulletin.net/fiepbulletin/article/view/3413 (Accessed: 8 October 2025).