Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 3, Issue 6 , Pages 627-630 , November 2007

Impact of routine and long-term follow-up on weight loss after laparoscopic gastric bypass

Presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, June 11–16, 2007, San Diego, California

  • Jon C. Gould, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jon C. Gould, M.D., University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, H4/726 CSC, Madison, WI 53792.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jon C. Gould, M.D., University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Ave, H4/726 CSC, Madison, WI 53792.
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  • Gretchen Beverstein, N.P.
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  • Susan Reinhardt, R.N.
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  • Michael J. Garren, M.D.

Received 11 May 2007 ,Revised 5 July 2007 ,Accepted 21 July 2007.

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PII: S1550-7289(07)00570-9

doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2007.07.005

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 3, Issue 6 , Pages 627-630 , November 2007

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