Surgery Decreases Long-term Mortality, Morbidity, and Health Care Use in Morbidly Obese Patients

OBJECTIVE: This study tested the hypothesis that weight-reduction (bariatric) surgery reduces long-term mortality in morbidly obese patients. BACKGROUND: Obesity is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. The impact of surgically induced, long-term weight loss on this mortality is unknown. M...

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Main Authors: Christou, Nicolas V., Sampalis, John S., Liberman, Moishe, Look, Didier, Auger, Stephane, McLean, Alexander P.H., MacLean, Lloyd D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2004
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1356432/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15319713
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.sla.0000137343.63376.19
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