re was no hypothesis or question, there was no need to question their consistency with the purpose and conceptual framework of the study.
G. The design of the study involved following 80 laparoscopic gastric bypass patients with 80 matched open gastric bypass patients over a one year period. Patients were matched by age (within 10 years), gender, pre-operative body mass index (BMI) (within 5 kg/cm2 units), and number of co-morbid medical conditions (1 to 3 with 1 to 3, 4 to 6 with 4 to 6). A standardized protocol was used for all patients pre-operative
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