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Bariatric surgery in morbidly obese adolescents: long-term follow-up

Kurt WidhalmDivision of Clinical Nutrition and Prevention, Department of PediatricsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maria FritschDivision of Clinical Nutrition and Prevention, Department of Pediatrics
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Harald WidhalmDepartment of Traumasurgery, Centre for Joints and Cartilage, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Gerd SilberhumerDepartment of General Surgery, Div. Bariatric Surgery
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Sabine DietrichDivision of Clinical Nutrition and Prevention, Department of Pediatrics
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Oliver HelkDivision of Clinical Nutrition and Prevention, Department of Pediatrics
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Gerhard PragerDepartment of General Surgery, Div. Bariatric Surgery
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Pages 65-69 | Received 22 Mar 2011, Accepted 07 Jul 2011, Published online: 09 Sep 2011

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