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Mizuno, S., Seishima, R., Okabayashi, K. et al. Sarcopenic obesity is a postoperative prognostic factor for stage II and III colorectal cancer. J Gastrointest Surg 25, 2951–2953 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-021-04965-8
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