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Letter to the Editor Re: “Evaluation of Liver Function Tests and Risk Score Assessment to Screen Patients for Significant Liver Disease Prior to Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery”

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  1. Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA

    Laila M. Zomorodian & Walter J. Pories

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Zomorodian, L.M., Pories, W.J. Letter to the Editor Re: “Evaluation of Liver Function Tests and Risk Score Assessment to Screen Patients for Significant Liver Disease Prior to Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery”. OBES SURG 30, 3210–3211 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-04596-z

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