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Chapter 15 - Risk Assessment and Stratification for Obesity

from Section 3 - Pre-operative Assessment and Preparation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 September 2018

By
Andrew Chamberlain  and
Jonathan Redman
Edited by
Christopher Bouch  and
Jonathan Cousins
Christopher Bouch
Affiliation:
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Jonathan Cousins
Affiliation:
Hammersmith Hospital
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Core Topics in Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Care of the Morbidly Obese Surgical Patient , pp. 80 - 87
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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