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Laparoscopic gastric banding or gastric bypass for morbid obesity?

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  1. and B Tanner is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, JW Allen is an Associate Professor, at the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.,

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Allen, J., Tanner, B. Laparoscopic gastric banding or gastric bypass for morbid obesity?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 4, 178–179 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0770

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