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. 2016 Oct 18;316(15):1595-1597.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.12040.

Longitudinal Evaluation of Work Status and Productivity After Bariatric Surgery

Rafael Alfonso-Cristancho  1 , Wendy C King  2 , James E Mitchell  3 , Ramesh Ramanathan  4 , Sean D Sullivan  1 , Steven H Belle  2 , David R Flum  1
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Longitudinal Evaluation of Work Status and Productivity After Bariatric Surgery

Rafael Alfonso-Cristancho et al. JAMA. .
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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Dr Alfonso-Cristancho reports being an employee at GlaxoSmithKline and that his work there is not related to the research in this article. Dr Flum reports being an advisor for Pacira Pharmaceuticals, providing expert testimony for Surgical Consulting, and receiving travel expenses from Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. No other disclosures were reported.

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