Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 200-206 , December 2007

Surgical Treatment of Obesity: An Asian Perspective

  • Wei-Jei Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Surgery, Min-Sheng General Hospital, 168, Chin-Kuo Road, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Received 23 May 2007 ,Revised 22 June 2007 ,Accepted 2 July 2007.

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PII: S1016-3190(10)60017-1

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(10)60017-1

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 200-206 , December 2007

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