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PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2015
Affiliation
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland.
Authors
Bessler M, Devlin M, Engel S, Flum DR, Kalarchian M, Khandelwal S, King WC, Marcus MD, Mitchell JE, Pories W, Spaniolas K, Wolfe B, Yanovski S
Studies
Citation
Mitchell JE, King WC, Pories W, Wolfe B, Flum DR, Spaniolas K, Bessler M, Devlin M, Marcus MD, Kalarchian M, Engel S, Khandelwal S, Yanovski S. Binge eating disorder and medical comorbidities in bariatric surgery candidates. Int J Eat Disord 2015 Jul;48(5):471-6. Epub 2015 Mar 16.

Abstract

To determine whether binge eating disorder (BED) status is associated with medical comorbidities in obese adults scheduled for bariatric surgery.