Is RYGB more effective than sleeve gastrectomy?

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¹ Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
² Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. shahzeer@ualberta.ca.

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Jerry T Dang et al. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2019 Mar.

. 2019 Mar;15(3):134-135.

doi: 10.1038/s41574-018-0152-8.

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
² Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. shahzeer@ualberta.ca.

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