Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 5, Issue 6 , Pages 670-672 , November 2009

Obesity in orthopedic patients

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doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2009.05.014

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 5, Issue 6 , Pages 670-672 , November 2009

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