Nutrition
Volume 25, Issue 11 , Pages 1150-1156 , November 2009

Prevalence of nutrient deficiencies in bariatric patients

  • Seok Yee Toh, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Science, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
    • ,
  • Nazy Zarshenas, B.Sc., M.Nutr.Diet., A.P.D.

      Affiliations

    • Nutrition and Dietetics Department, The St. George Private and Public Hospital, Kogarah, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61-02-91132752; fax: +61-02-91132847.
    • ,
  • John Jorgensen, M.B.B.S. (Hons.), FRACS, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • The St. George Private and Public Hospital, Kogarah, Australia

Received 17 July 2008 ,Accepted 29 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.03.012

Nutrition
Volume 25, Issue 11 , Pages 1150-1156 , November 2009

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