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The objective of psychological evaluation in the process of qualifying candidates for bariatric surgery. Obes Surg (2006) 0.84

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The use of thromboelastometry in the assessment of hemostasis during orthotopic liver transplantation reduces the demand for blood products. Ann Transplant (2010) 0.80

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