Harnessing Electronic Health Record Information for Research on Bariatric Surgery

Background: Bariatric surgery is the most effective approach for substantial and sustained weight loss to combat severe obesity, but individual response is highly variable. Few determinants have been identified, possibly due to homogeneous study populations.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - November 1, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Alicia C Beeghly-Fadiel, Robb Flynn, Robyn Tamboli, Shriya Karam, Malcolm-Robert Bringhurst Snyder, Xiao Ou Shu, Wayne J English, Loren Lipworth Source Type: research