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Review
. 2020 Aug;16(8):981-982.
doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.06.003. Epub 2020 Jun 6.

Safer through surgery: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery statement regarding metabolic and bariatric surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic

Executive Council of ASMBS
Review

Safer through surgery: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery statement regarding metabolic and bariatric surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic

Executive Council of ASMBS. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2020 Aug.
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