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It is important that you have a thorough understanding of the risks associated with bariatric surgery before moving forward. We’ve attempted to include summaries of a wide variety of credible research, but you should continue to explore as much research as possible in addition to consulting with your doctors.
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery’s web site is a great place to start.
Springerlink and IngentaConnect bring together research across the bariatric surgery spectrum (among other fields) and are good resources for topic-specific research.
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