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Obesity Surgery
Published in: Obesity Surgery 6/2017

01-06-2017 | Letter to Editor/LED Reply

Endpoint of Bariatric Surgery is Not Only Preservation of Free Fat Mass but Restoration of Normal Body Composition

Authors: Luigi Angrisani, Antonio Vitiello, Ariola Hasani, Antonella Santonicola, Patrizia Colicchio

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 6/2017

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Dear Editor, …
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Title
Endpoint of Bariatric Surgery is Not Only Preservation of Free Fat Mass but Restoration of Normal Body Composition
Authors
Luigi Angrisani
Antonio Vitiello
Ariola Hasani
Antonella Santonicola
Patrizia Colicchio
Publication date
01-06-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 6/2017
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-017-2675-9

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