title: The Alberta population-based prospective evaluation of the quality of life outcomes and economic impact of bariatric surgery (APPLES) study: background, design and rationale.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. rpadwal@ualberta.ca
authors.forename: Raj S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Padwal
authors.forename: Sumit R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Majumdar
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Klarenbach
authors.forename: Dan W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Birch
authors.forename: Shahzeer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karmali
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McCargar
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fassbender
authors.forename: Arya M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sharma