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Bariatric Surgery Significantly Improves Body Proportion

Thomas Kang, James Wooldridge, Laura Periou and William S. Richardson
Ochsner Journal March 2012, 12 (1) 42-44;
Thomas Kang
Department of General Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans LA
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James Wooldridge
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Laura Periou
Department of General Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans LA
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William S. Richardson
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vol. 12 no. 1 42-44
PubMed 
22438781

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Print ISSN 
1524-5012
Online ISSN 
1524-5012
History 
  • Published online March 1, 2012.

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  1. Thomas Kang, MD,
  2. James Wooldridge, MD,
  3. Laura Periou, RD, LDN and
  4. William S. Richardson, MD
  1. Department of General Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans LA
  1. Address correspondence to William S. Richardson, MD, Department of General Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans LA 70121, Tel: (504) 842-3124, Fax: (504) 842-0089, Email: wrichardson{at}ochsner.org
  1. The authors have no financial or proprietary interest in the subject matter of this article.

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