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Possible Consequences of the New Operation Criteria for Bariatric Surgery in Switzerland

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  1. Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Zurich, Hirschengraben 84, 8001, Zurich, Switzerland

    David Faeh

  2. Clinical Nutrition and Bariatric Surgery, Talstrasse 65, 8001, Zurich, Switzerland

    Renward Hauser

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Faeh, D., Hauser, R. Possible Consequences of the New Operation Criteria for Bariatric Surgery in Switzerland. OBES SURG 22, 192–193 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-011-0456-4

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