Influence of obesity on complications and costs after intestinal surgery
- 11 May 2012
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in The American Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 204 (4), 434-440
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.01.013
Abstract
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Funding Information
- Health Services Research and Development (IIR-07-151-1)
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