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

Annals of Surgery · 2004 · Vol. 240(3) · pp. 416–424

Nicolas V. Christou✉(McGill University)John S. Sampalis(McGill University)Moïshe Liberman(McGill University)Didier Look(McGill University)Stéphane Auger(McGill University)A. Peter H. McLean(McGill University)Lloyd D. MacLean(McGill University)

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Abstract

This study shows that weight-loss surgery significantly decreases overall mortality as well as the development of new health-related conditions in morbidly obese patients.

Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Obesity and Health Practices Body Contouring and SurgeryMedicineWeight lossCohortBody mass indexSurgeryObesityCohort studyConfidence intervalInternal medicine

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AdultCanadaFemaleHealth ServicesHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesity, MorbidLaparoscopyCohort StudiesGastric BypassGastroplastyWeight LossSurvival RateSurvival Analysis

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