Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 3, Issue 6 , Pages 635-636 , November 2007

Editorial comment

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doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2007.09.006

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 3, Issue 6 , Pages 635-636 , November 2007