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Related resources
- American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Pre-surgical psychological assessment of bariatric surgery candidates. www.asbs.org/html/pdf/PsychPreSurgicalAssessment.pdf.
- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. Body mass index calculator. www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc.htm.
- Torpy JM, Burke A, Glass RM. JAMA patient page. Bariatric surgery. JAMA 2005;294;(15):1986. Available at: https://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/294/15/1986.pdf.
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