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MedicineRoux-en-Y anastomosisSurgeryGastric bypassMorbidly obeseWeight lossMorbid obesityGold standard (test)ObesityInternal medicine
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- 1999
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 433-442
- Citations
- 76
- Access
- Closed
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Fotis Kalfarentzos,
Andreas Dimakopoulos,
Ioannis Kehagias
et al.
(1999).
Vertical Banded Gastroplasty Versus Standard or Distal Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Based on Specific Selection Criteria in the Morbidly Obese: Preliminary Results.
Obesity Surgery
, 9
(5)
, 433-442.
https://doi.org/10.1381/096089299765552701
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- DOI
- 10.1381/096089299765552701