D Eisenberg, AJ Duffy, RL Bell - World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2006 - wjgnet.com The prevalence of obesity in the United States has reached epidemic proportions.
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L Czupryniak, J Strzelczyk, M Pawlowski, J … - Obesity surgery, 2004 - Springer Background: Bariatric surgery may be associated with surgical complications.The
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B Geloneze, JC Pareja - Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia, 2006 - SciELO Brasil Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a risk condition for the development of systemic
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L Czupryniak, M Pawlowski, A Kumor, D … - Obesity Surgery, 2007 - Springer Background:Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies between patients, and
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G Gates - Clinical Diabetes, 2005 - Am Diabetes Assoc Throughout the 3 years that JM participated in the phone program, he underwent
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S Coffin, C Konduru, M Schwarcz, W … - Cardiology in Review, 2009 - journals.lww.com Abstract: Lifestyle modifications and pharmacologic therapy have been the
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J Vacas - CIRUGÍA BARIÁTRICA LAPAROSCÓPICA - cirugiadeobesidad.com.ec Factores epidemiológicos y etiológicos. La obesidad es un factor de riesgo
independiente de enfermedad cardiovascular, riesgo que ha sido también
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