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Published in: Obesity Surgery 3/2011

01-03-2011 | Letter to the Editor

Occurrence and Care of an Obese Patient During a Serious Adverse Event with Propofol for an Endoscopy Procedure

Authors: Michele Carron, Ulderico Freo, Carlo Ori

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 3/2011

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To the Editor: …
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Metadata
Title
Occurrence and Care of an Obese Patient During a Serious Adverse Event with Propofol for an Endoscopy Procedure
Authors
Michele Carron
Ulderico Freo
Carlo Ori
Publication date
01-03-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-009-9985-5

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