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Response to the “Letter to the Editor Concerning the Publication: Efficacy of First-Time Intragastric Balloon in Weight Loss: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials”

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  1. Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Department of Surgery, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Weight Loss Center, 121 DeKalb Ave, The Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, 11201, USA

    Saeed Shoar & Alan A. Saber

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Shoar, S., Saber, A.A. Response to the “Letter to the Editor Concerning the Publication: Efficacy of First-Time Intragastric Balloon in Weight Loss: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials”. OBES SURG 27, 487–488 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-016-2486-4

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