Documents

Useful links to external websites —

1. NewScientist article reviewing obesity surgery
2. The Australian NHMRC guidelines for management of obesity, including recommendations for surgery
3. National Institute of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
• Clinical Guidelines on Identification, Evaluation and Treatment
• Practical Guide to Identification, Evaluation and Treatment
4. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health guidelines
5. The UK based National Institute of Clinical Excellence has a number of documents for patients and Doctors that can be found by searching at www.nice.org.uk. There are specific documents relating to Obesity Surgery
6. Difficulties in provision of bariatric surgical services to the morbidly obese. Michael L Talbot et al. The Medical Journal of Australia 2005; 182 (7): 344-347
7. An American consumer obesity surgery site that is very informative