Metabolic Bone Disease in the Bariatric Surgery Patient
Bariatric surgery has proven to be a life-saving measure for some, but for others it has precipitated a plethora of metabolic complications ranging from mild to life-threatening, sometimes to the point of requiring surgical revision. Obesity was previously thought to be bone protective, but this is...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Obesity |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/634614 |