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Effect of Vagal Nerve Blockade on Moderate Obesity with an Obesity-Related Comorbid Condition: the ReCharge Study

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  1. Department of General Surgery, CHU Nord Hospital, Jean Monnet University, Albert Raimond, 42270, Saint Etienne, France

    Radwan Kassir & Olivier Tiffet

  2. Laboratory of Autonomic Nervous System Activity, EA407, CHU Hospital, Jean Monnet University, Saint Etienne, France

    Radwan Kassir, Jean-Claude Barthelemy, Frederic Roche, Jean Luc Perrot & Olivier Tiffet

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Kassir, R., Barthelemy, JC., Roche, F. et al. Effect of Vagal Nerve Blockade on Moderate Obesity with an Obesity-Related Comorbid Condition: the ReCharge Study. OBES SURG 26, 2221–2222 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-016-2258-1

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