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Editorial
. 2022 Dec 8;19(24):16516.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph192416516.

Bariatric Surgery: Psychosocial Aspects and Quality of Life

Valentina Martinelli  1 , Matteo Chiappedi  2
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Editorial

Bariatric Surgery: Psychosocial Aspects and Quality of Life

Valentina Martinelli et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Obesity is a major worldwide health problem, causing an ongoing and decades-long pandemic, which the WHO has termed the "global obesity epidemic", concurrent with the COVID-19 pandemic [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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