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Editorial
. 2020 Mar;8(Suppl 1):S1.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2020.02.55.

Bariatric surgery focused issue

Muhammed Ashraf Memon  1   2   3   4   5
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Editorial

Bariatric surgery focused issue

Muhammed Ashraf Memon. Ann Transl Med. 2020 Mar.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The focused issue “Bariatric Surgery” was commissioned by the editorial office without any funding or sponsorship. MAM served as the unpaid Guest Editor of the focused issue.

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