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Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admission rates of patients with malnutrition and/or neuromuscular complications after bariatric surgery

Sama Abdulrazzaq, Walid El Ansari and Turki F. Al-Ahbabi
Neurosciences Journal July 2022, 27 (3) 164-174; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2022.3.20220021

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