Bariatric Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic-the Perspective of Physicians and Patients

Affiliations

¹ Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center (CRDRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center (CRDRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. mvasheghani9@gmail.com.
³ Internal Medicine Department, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Daraabad Avenue, Shahid Bahonar roundabout, Post Box: 19575154, Tehran, 1956944413, Iran. mvasheghani9@gmail.com.
⁴ Surgery Ward, Toos General Hospital, Tehran, Iran.

Atefeh Fakharian et al. Obes Surg. 2021 Mar.

. 2021 Mar;31(3):1339-1341.

doi: 10.1007/s11695-020-04998-z. Epub 2020 Sep 22.

¹ Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center (CRDRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center (CRDRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. mvasheghani9@gmail.com.
³ Internal Medicine Department, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Daraabad Avenue, Shahid Bahonar roundabout, Post Box: 19575154, Tehran, 1956944413, Iran. mvasheghani9@gmail.com.
⁴ Surgery Ward, Toos General Hospital, Tehran, Iran.

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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