Healthcare utilization and outcomes after bariatric surgery

Medical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 706-712

  Encinosa, William E ^a,b   Bernard, Didem M ^b   Chen, Chi Chang ^c   Steiner, Claudia A ^a  

^a Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Claims or administrative data; Obesity; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747861678     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000220833.89050.ed     Document Type: Article

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