A cost-benefit analysis of bariatric surgery on the South Plains region of Texas

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 644-649

  Ewing, Bradley T ^a   Thompson, Mark A ^a   Wachtel, Mitchell S ^b   Frezza, Eldo E ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Clinical Research Texas   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic impact; Economic loss; Lost productivity; Obesity; Regional economy

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GASTRIC BANDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; STOMACH BYPASS; TAX; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OBESITY, MORBID; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955726039     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-010-0266-0     Document Type: Article

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