Association between bariatric surgery and long-term survival.

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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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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): JAMA

Title: JAMA

ISSN (Electronic): 1538-3598

ISSN (Print): 0098-7484

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 6 2015

Volume: 313

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington2Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.

[2 ] Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina4Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

[3 ] Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.

[4 ] Veterans Administration North Texas Health Care System, Dallas6Division of Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas7Division of General Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois8Deputy Edito.

[5 ] Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina9Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

[6 ] Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania11Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Allegheny Health Network, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Publisher Item ID: 2088854

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.16968

PubMed ID: 25562267

SO-VID: 815fad9f-bfb4-46db-95eb-f4b2c833ddd1

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