Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 338-339 , July 2010

Comment on: Diabetes remission and reduced cardiovascular risk after gastric bypass in Asian Indians with body mass index <35 kg/m2

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doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2009.09.011

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 338-339 , July 2010

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