Financial Impact of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 321-338

  Powers, Kinga A ^a   Rehrig, Scott T ^a   Jones, Daniel B ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FLUOXETINE; LIPASE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; GASTROPLASTY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INSURANCE; NORTH AMERICA; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH BYPASS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34248199303     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2007.01.001     Document Type: Review

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