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01-03-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Comparing Apples to Apples. Is it Fair to Compare Suboptimal Doses of Medications to Surgery?

Authors: Claudia A. Velez-Viveros, José G. González-González, Marcela Rodríguez-Flores, Leonardo G. Mancillas-Adame

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Title: Comparing Apples to Apples. Is it Fair to Compare Suboptimal Doses of Medications to Surgery?
Authors: Claudia A. Velez-Viveros
José G. González-González
Marcela Rodríguez-Flores
Leonardo G. Mancillas-Adame
Publication date: 01-03-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Obesity Surgery / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-017-3082-y