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An Evidenced-based Assessment of Preoperative Weight Loss in Bariatric Surgery

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  1. Center for Minimally Invasive Obesity Surgery, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Box 900, Boston, MA, 02067, USA

    Michael Tarnoff & Scott Shikora

  2. Division of Gastroenterology and Obesity Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Lee M. Kaplan

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Tarnoff, M., Kaplan, L.M. & Shikora, S. An Evidenced-based Assessment of Preoperative Weight Loss in Bariatric Surgery. OBES SURG 18, 1059–1061 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-008-9603-y

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