Published on in Vol 11, No 4 (2022): April

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/36753, first published .
Stigma Toward Bariatric Surgery in the Netherlands, France, and the United Kingdom: Protocol for a Cross-cultural Mixed Methods Study

Stigma Toward Bariatric Surgery in the Netherlands, France, and the United Kingdom: Protocol for a Cross-cultural Mixed Methods Study

Stigma Toward Bariatric Surgery in the Netherlands, France, and the United Kingdom: Protocol for a Cross-cultural Mixed Methods Study

Franshelis K Garcia   1 , MSc ;   Kirsten T Verkooijen   1 , PhD ;   Esther J Veen   2, 3 , PhD ;   Bob C Mulder   4 , PhD ;   Maria A Koelen   1 , PhD, Prof Dr ;   Eric J Hazebroek   5, 6 , MD, PhD, Prof Dr

1 Health and Society, Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands

2 Rural Sociology, Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands

3 Almere University of Applied Sciences, Almere, Netherlands

4 Strategic Communication, Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands

5 Human Nutrition and Health, Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands

6 Department of Bariatric Surgery, Vitalys, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, Netherlands

Corresponding Author:

  • Franshelis K Garcia, MSc
  • Health and Society, Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University
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  • Email: franshelis.garcia@wur.nl