Standardizing or Tailoring Bariatric Surgery
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Bariatric surgery or medical therapy for obesity.
To the Editor: Mingrone et al. and Schauer et al. (April 26 issue)1,2 report the results of rigorous randomized, controlled trials comparing various types of bariatric surgery with medical therapy for obesity-associated type 2 diabetes. However, we would like to raise the important issue of micronutrient assessment and management in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. The risk of deficiency ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Obesity Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0960-8923,1708-0428
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-014-1504-7