Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 653-657 , November 2010

Incidence of low vitamin A levels and ocular symptoms after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Received 7 September 2009 ,Revised 25 January 2010 ,Accepted 5 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2010.02.044

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 653-657 , November 2010

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