Bariatric Surgery and the Changing Current Scope of General Surgery Practice
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Bariatric surgery and the changing current scope of general surgery practice: implications for general surgery residency training.
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2168-6254
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.2242