The cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgery

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2097-2098

  Fang, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141459683     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07671.x     Document Type: Note

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