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Remission of Sjogren’s Syndrome after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity

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Lim, S., Lim, W. & Gee, T. Remission of Sjogren’s Syndrome after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity. OBES SURG 28, 557–558 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-017-3048-0

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