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Letter to the Editor: a Comparative Study of Three-Year Weight Loss and Outcomes After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass in Patients with “Yellow Light” Psychological Clearance

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DR and SS have no conflict of interest to declare. KF reports personal fees from Covidien, grants and personal fees from Gore, personal fees from Intuitive, and personal fees from Teleflex, but these do not influence the content of the submitted work.

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  1. Bariatric Surgery Service, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, SW10 9NH, UK

    Denise Ratcliffe

  2. Psychological Medicine Unit, CNWL NHS Foundation Trust, London, SW10 9NG, UK

    Denise Ratcliffe

  3. Phoenix Health, Chester, UK

    Denise Ratcliffe

  4. Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center, Boston, USA

    Stephanie Sogg

  5. Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

    Stephanie Sogg

  6. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery, Durham, USA

    Kelli E. Friedman

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Ratcliffe, D., Sogg, S. & Friedman, K.E. Letter to the Editor: a Comparative Study of Three-Year Weight Loss and Outcomes After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass in Patients with “Yellow Light” Psychological Clearance. OBES SURG 25, 539–540 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-014-1445-1

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