Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 8-15 , January 2010

Socioeconomic disparities in eligibility and access to bariatric surgery: a national population-based analysis

Received 23 May 2009 ,Revised 9 July 2009 ,Accepted 13 July 2009.

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 The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or U.S. Government.

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doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2009.07.003

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 8-15 , January 2010

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