Anna Peeters,* Reannan L Cashen,† Paul E O’Brien‡
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All data were provided by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Anna Peeters is a VicHealth Research Fellow.
Paul O’Brien is a bariatric surgeon who receives research funding from Inamed Health Corporation, manufacturers of the Bioenterics Lap Band. Inamed Health Corporation had no involvement in writing or submitting this letter.