Factors Leading to Self-Removal from the Bariatric Surgery Program After Attending the Orientation Session

[1] Ludwig D(2002)Obesity and the economy: from crisis to opportunity JAMA 301 533-5

[2] Pollack H(2014)Understanding disposition after referral for bariatric surgery: when and why patients referred do not undergo surgery Obes Surg 24 134-40

[3] Pitzul KB(2013)Metabolic/bariatric surgery worldwide 2011 Obes Surg 23 427-36

[4] Jackson T(2013)Clinical practice guidelines for the perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient—2013 update: cosponsored by American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Endocr Pract 19 337-72

[5] Crawford S(2009)Factors affecting rejection of bariatric patients from an academic weight loss program Surg Obes Relat Dis 5 199-202

[6] Buchwald H(2013)Psychiatric predictors of surgery non-completion following suitability assessment for bariatric surgery Obes Surg 23 205-11

[7] Oien D(2010)Socioeconomic disparities in eligibility and access to bariatric surgery: a national population-based analysis Surg Obest Relat Dis 6 8-15

[8] Mechanick JI(2010)Baseline data from American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery-designated Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence using the Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database Surg Obest Relat Dis 6 347-55

[9] Youdim A(2010)Perceived barriers to bariatric surgery among morbidly obese patients Surg Obest Relat Dis 6 16-21

[10] Jones DB(2007)How do family practitioners perceive surgery for the morbidly obese? Surg Obest Relat Dis 3 428-33

[1] Ludwig D(2002)Obesity and the economy: from crisis to opportunity JAMA 301 533-5

[2] Pollack H(2014)Understanding disposition after referral for bariatric surgery: when and why patients referred do not undergo surgery Obes Surg 24 134-40

[3] Pitzul KB(2013)Metabolic/bariatric surgery worldwide 2011 Obes Surg 23 427-36

[4] Jackson T(2013)Clinical practice guidelines for the perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient—2013 update: cosponsored by American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Endocr Pract 19 337-72

[5] Crawford S(2009)Factors affecting rejection of bariatric patients from an academic weight loss program Surg Obes Relat Dis 5 199-202

[6] Buchwald H(2013)Psychiatric predictors of surgery non-completion following suitability assessment for bariatric surgery Obes Surg 23 205-11

[7] Oien D(2010)Socioeconomic disparities in eligibility and access to bariatric surgery: a national population-based analysis Surg Obest Relat Dis 6 8-15

[8] Mechanick JI(2010)Baseline data from American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery-designated Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence using the Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database Surg Obest Relat Dis 6 347-55

[9] Youdim A(2010)Perceived barriers to bariatric surgery among morbidly obese patients Surg Obest Relat Dis 6 16-21

[10] Jones DB(2007)How do family practitioners perceive surgery for the morbidly obese? Surg Obest Relat Dis 3 428-33