Original articleEditorial commentComment on: Does bariatric surgery reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events? A retrospective cohort study of morbidly obese surgical patients
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A. Peeters received an independent research grant from Allergan, Australia to study the costs of morbid obesity in Australia and has received independent research funding from the Global Corporate Challenge to evaluate their workplace health program. A. Peeters is funded by a VicHealth Public Health Fellowship.
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