The costs of nonsurgical and surgical weight loss interventions: Is an ounce of prevention really worth a pound of cure?

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 353-357

  Jensen, Christine ^a   Flum, David R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric; Cost; Obesity; Prevention; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION THEORY; DIET THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33646461265     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2005.03.215     Document Type: Review

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