Obesity Dilemma: Are There Enough Bariatric Surgeons?

authors:

avatar Fereidoun Azizi ORCID 1 , *

Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism: Vol.10, issue 4; 580-581
published online: September 29, 2012
article type: Editorial
received: August 26, 2012
revised: August 30, 2012
accepted: September 6, 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijem.7929

how to cite: Azizi F. Obesity Dilemma: Are There Enough Bariatric Surgeons?. Int J Endocrinol Metab. 2012;10(4): 580-581. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijem.7929.

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