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- Title
Geographic Variation in Obesity, Behavioral Treatment, and Bariatric Surgery for Veterans.
- Authors
Vimalananda, Varsha G.; Foster‐Schubert, Karen; Foster-Schubert, Karen
- Abstract
The article discusses a cohort study on the prevalence and variation in obesity, the participation in the evidence-based behavioral weight management program MOVE!, and the bariatric surgery across the 19 Veterans Integrated Service Networks in the U.S. It unveils a nearly 4-fold variation in rates of participation in MOVE! and a 20-fold variation in receipt of bariatric surgery among body mass index (BMI)-eligible veteran. The long-term health benefits of bariatric surgery are also explored.
- Subjects
BARIATRIC surgery; OBESITY; REGULATION of body weight; MEDICAL care of veterans; BODY mass index; VETERANS
- Publication
Obesity (19307381), 2019, Vol 27, Issue 1, p12
- ISSN
1930-7381
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/oby.22383