The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 4 , Pages 471-475 , April 2007

Predictors of early quality-of-life improvement after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery

Presented at the Surgical Forum, American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, October 10–14, 2006

Received 23 August 2005 ,Revised 18 August 2006

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.065

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 4 , Pages 471-475 , April 2007

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