title: Why the NHS should do more bariatric surgery; how much should we do?
authors.affiliation: Department of Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton TA1 5DA, UK Richard.Welbourn@tst.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Welbourn
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Complications Research Centre, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Carel W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: le Roux
authors.affiliation: School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Owen-Smith
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wordsworth
authors.affiliation: Centre for Surgical Research, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Jane M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Blazeby
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom