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Bariatric treatments for adult obesity - Institute of Health Economics

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ABBREVIATIONSAll abbreviations that have been used in this report are listed below unless the abbreviation is wellknown, or it has been used only once, or it is a non-standard abbreviation used only in figures, tables,or appendices, in which case the abbreviation is defined in the figure legend or at the end <strong>of</strong> thetable.ACS American College <strong>of</strong> SurgeonsAEadverse eventAETMIS Agence d’évaluation des technologies et des modes d’intervention en santéAGB adjustable gastric bandingAHS Alberta <strong>Health</strong> ServicesAORN Association <strong>of</strong> periOperative Registered NursesASMBS American Society <strong>for</strong> Metabolic and <strong>Bariatric</strong> SurgeryAWMC Adult Weight Management ClinicBDD balanced deficit dietBIAbioelectrical impedance analysisBMI body mass indexBPblood pressureBPD biliopancreatic diversionBTbehavioural therapyBWbody weightCAD coronary artery diseaseCADTH Canadian Agency <strong>for</strong> Drugs and Technologies in <strong>Health</strong>CBT cognitive behavioural therapyCCHS Canadian Community <strong>Health</strong> SurveyCCICanadian Classification <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> InterventionsCDC Centers <strong>for</strong> Disease Control and PreventionCEA cost-effectiveness analysisCHD coronary heart diseaseCHF congestive heart failureCIconfidence intervalCPG clinical practice guidelineCPIConsumer Price Index<strong>Bariatric</strong> <strong>treatments</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>adult</strong> <strong>obesity</strong> – March 2012xiii

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