Obesity disease management opportunities and barriers

Obesity

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 645-649

  Sidorov, Joan E ^a   Fitzner, Karen ^b  

^a GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Disease Management Association of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Disease management; Health insurance; Weight loss programs

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMPLOYER HEALTH COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; OBESITY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33846858422     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2006.72     Document Type: Article

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