Clin Endosc.  2023 May;56(3):310-312. 10.5946/ce.2023.073.

How effective is intragastric balloon insertion as an obesity treatment in Korea?

• Kim Y

• KMID: 2542457
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2023.073

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