The Alberta population-based prospective evaluation of the quality of life outcomes and economic impact of bariatric surgery (APPLES) study: background, design and rationale

• Main Authors: McCargar Linda (Author), Karmali Shahzeer (Author), Birch Dan W (Author), Klarenbach Scott (Author), Majumdar Sumit R (Author), Padwal Raj S (Author), Fassbender Konrad (Author), Sharma Arya M (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Extreme obesity affects nearly 8% of Canadians, and is debilitating, costly and ultimately lethal. Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective treatment available; is associated with reductions in morbidity/mortality, improveme...