Intragastric balloon in the treatment of patients with morbid obesity (Br J Surg 2001; 88: 1245–8)
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Surgery
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0007-1323,1365-2168
DOI: 10.1046/j.0007-1323.2002.020881.x