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Ibid:802.
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Ibid:789.
Ibid:xi.
Ibid:795.
Ibid:777.
Belachew, M., Belva, P., Desaive, C., Long-Term Results of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity, Obesity Surgery, 2002;12:564-568.
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