title: ASMBS position statement on alcohol use before and after bariatric surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York University Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York. Electronic address: manish.parikh@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Jason M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Center for Advanced Surgical Weight Loss, Montclair, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Naveen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ballem
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D052938:Bariatric Medicine; D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology