Cost-utility of bariatric surgery for morbid obesity in Finland

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1422-1429

  Maklin S ^a   Malmivaara, A ^a   Linna, M ^a   Victorzon, M ^c   Koivukangas, V ^d   Sintonen, H ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORBID OBESITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 80052425466     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7640     Document Type: Article

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