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Gastric Pacing: A New Modality for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity

Alan A. Saber Department of Surgery, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Pages 57-59 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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