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Mental health, economic factors influence patients' paths to bariatric surgery

A team of researchers from Penn State College of Medicine identified variables that may factor into a patient’s likelihood to get bariatric surgeries and help explain why it is underutilized by some who are eligible. The study showed that psychological factors, along with social determinants of health such as race, food security and level of education play significant ....

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