How valuable is cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with severe obesity undergoing bariatric surgery?

Intern Emerg Med

Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Riad El Solh, P.O. Box 11-5020, Beirut, Lebanon.

Published: October 2020

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