The economic impact of morbid obesity

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 677-679

  Frezza, Eldo E ^a   Wachtel, Mitchell S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORBID OBESITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62949173386     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-008-0325-y     Document Type: Editorial

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