The impact of medicaid status on outcome after gastric bypass

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1241-1245

  Alexander, J Wesley ^a,b   Goodman, Hope R ^a,b   Hawver, Lisa R Martin ^a,b   James, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHRIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastric bypass; Medicaid; Morbid obesity; Socioeconomically disadvantaged

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PANCREATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SOCIAL STATUS; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53849148906     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-008-9615-7     Document Type: Article

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