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Attitudes about the safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery among patients with type 2 diabetes and a body mass index of 30–40 kg/m2
Surgery for Obesity and Related DiseasesVol. 9Issue 5p630–635Published online: October 29, 2012- David B. Sarwer
- Scott Ritter
- Thomas A. Wadden
- Jacqueline C. Spitzer
- Marion L. Vetter
- Reneé H. Moore
Cited in Scopus: 32Despite increasing awareness within the medical community about the benefits of bariatric surgery for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), little is known about patients’ attitudes toward bariatric surgery as a treatment for T2DM. The objective of this study was to investigate the attitudes of individuals with T2DM and a body mass index of 30 to 40 kg/m2 concerning bariatric surgery for the treatment of T2DM. - Original article
Physicians' attitudes about referring their type 2 diabetes patients for bariatric surgery
Surgery for Obesity and Related DiseasesVol. 8Issue 4p381–386Published online: February 1, 2012- David B. Sarwer
- Scott Ritter
- Thomas A. Wadden
- Jacqueline C. Spitzer
- Marion L. Vetter
- Reneé H. Moore
Cited in Scopus: 27Despite increasing evidence about the beneficial effects of bariatric surgery, little is known about physicians' attitudes toward it as a treatment of type 2 diabetes. Our objective was to investigate physicians' attitudes about referring patients with type 2 diabetes for bariatric surgery.
