Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 53-56 , January 2005

A primary care physician’s view

  • Sasha Stiles, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Medical Director for Bariatric Surgery, Kaiser Permanente, South San Francisco, California

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PII: S1550-7289(04)00020-6

doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2004.12.018

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 53-56 , January 2005

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