Open AccessAssociation Between Bariatric Surgery and Long-term Survival
Author(s) -
David Arterburn,
Maren K. Olsen,
Valerie A. Smith,
Edward H. Livingston,
Lynn Van Scoyoc,
William S. Yancy,
George M. Eid,
Hollis J. Weidenbacher,
Matthew L. Maciejewski
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2014.16968
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , surgery , retrospective cohort study , sleeve gastrectomy , cohort , proportional hazards model , cohort study , obesity , weight loss , gastric bypass
Accumulating evidence suggests that bariatric surgery improves survival among patients with severe obesity, but research among veterans has shown no evidence of benefit.
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