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St. Peter SD, Craft RO, Tiede JL, et al. Impact of advanced age on weight loss and health benefits after laparoscopic gastric bypass. Arch Surg 2005;140:165-168.

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Buchwald H, Avidor Y, Braunwald E, et al. Bariatric surgery: a systematic review of the literature and metaanalysis. JAMA 2004;292:1724-1737.

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Sampalis JS, Liberman M, Auger S, et al. The impact of weight reduction surgery on health-care costs in morbidly obese patients. Obes Surg 2004;14:939-947.

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Christou NV, Sampalis JS, Liberman M, et al. Surgery decreases long-term mortality, morbidity, and health care use in morbidly obese patients. Ann Surg 2004;240:416-424.

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