A prospective cost-effectiveness analysis of vertical banded gastroplasty for the treatment of morbid obesity

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 484-491

  Van Gemert, Wim G ^a   Adang, E M M ^b   Kop, M ^b   Vos, G ^b   Greve, J W M ^b   Soeters, P B ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Cost of illness; Morbid obesity; Quality of life; Vertical banded gastroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMAN; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY, MORBID; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0032694104     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089299765552792     Document Type: Article

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