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Response to the Comment on: Effects of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Comparison of BMI > 30 and < 30 kg/m2

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Ke, Z., Tong, W. Response to the Comment on: Effects of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Comparison of BMI > 30 and < 30 kg/m2 . OBES SURG 28, 848–849 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-017-3073-z

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