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BMI criteria for obesity surgery should be lowered, UT Southwestern researchers suggest

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that the existing body mass index criteria for obesity surgery often excludes a group of obese patients at risk of cardiovascular disease.

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1. BMI criteria for obesity surgery should be lowered, UT Southwestern researcher suggests
   12-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
   UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that the existing body mass index criteria for obesity surgery often excludes a group of obese patients at risk of cardiovascular disease.
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   11-28-2006 · UT Southwestern Medical Center
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