The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 5 , Pages 570-574 , May 2008

Does preoperative weight loss predict success following surgery for morbid obesity?

Received 6 November 2007 ,Revised 24 December 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00113-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.12.043

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 5 , Pages 570-574 , May 2008

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