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The effect of massive weight loss on pulmonary function of morbid obese patients

Alfredo Nicodemos Cruz Santana, Rogério Souza, A.P. Martins, F Macedo, A. Rascovski, João Marcos Salge

Respiratory Medicine · 2005 · 50 citations · 19 references

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