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  1. Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Sergio Santoro

  2. Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA, Boston, USA

    Scott Shikora

  3. The Center for Obesity and Diabetes, Hospital Alemao Oswaldo Cruz, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Ricardo V. Cohen

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Santoro, S., Shikora, S. & Cohen, R.V. The Term Bariatric: Time for a Well-Deserved Retirement. OBES SURG 33, 1963–1964 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-023-06624-0

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