Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 160-166 , February 2006

Presentation and Management of Common Post–Weight Loss Surgery Problems in the Emergency Department

Received 4 March 2005 ,Revised 23 June 2005 ,Accepted 29 June 2005.

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 Supervising editor: J. Stephan Stapczynski, MDFunding and support: The authors report this study did not receive any outside funding or support.

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doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.06.447

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 160-166 , February 2006

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