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01-03-2021 | Obesity | Letter to the Editor

Bariatric Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic—the Perspective of Physicians and Patients

Authors: Atefeh Fakharian, Hedieh Amin Moghadassi, Maryam Vasheghani, AliAkbar Amin Moghadasi

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 3/2021

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In December 2019, a new virus from the coronavirus strain has caused pneumonia in patients in Wuhan, China. The World Health Organization (WHO) named the virus COVID-19, which rapidly became pandemic. According to the WHO report on September 2, 2020, the total confirmed COVID-19 cases were 25,602,665, of whom 852,758 have died. Mortality from COVID-19 is higher than that from influenza A, severe acute respiratory syndrome–coronavirus (SARS-CoV), and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) [1, 2]. …

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Title: Bariatric Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic—the Perspective of Physicians and Patients
Authors: Atefeh Fakharian
Hedieh Amin Moghadassi
Maryam Vasheghani
AliAkbar Amin Moghadasi
Publication date: 01-03-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Obesity
Obesity
Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric Surgery
COVID-19
Published in: Obesity Surgery / Issue 3/2021
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-04998-z

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