title: An evidenced-based assessment of preoperative weight loss in bariatric surgery.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tarnoff
authors.forename: Lee M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shikora
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss