Unrestricted insurance access to bariatric surgery: no more excuses

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-3

  Hutcher, Neil E ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETIC OBESITY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORBID OBESITY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; OBESITY, MORBID; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58249091377     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2008.10.010     Document Type: Editorial

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