Copper deficiency after gastric bypass surgery

Obesity

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1980-1981

  Ernst, Barbara ^a   Thurnheer, Martin ^a   Schultes, Bernd ^a  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

ADULT; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; STOMACH BYPASS;

ADULT; COPPER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY;

EID: 70350515499     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.237     Document Type: Letter

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