Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 3, Issue 5 , Pages 554-558 , September 2007

Evaluation of expectations and knowledge in bariatric surgery patients

Received 28 August 2006 ,Revised 22 May 2007 ,Accepted 25 May 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2007.05.005

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 3, Issue 5 , Pages 554-558 , September 2007

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