Impact of bariatric surgery on health care utilization and costs among patients with diabetes

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-65

  Bleich, Sara N ^a   Chang, Hsien Yen ^a   Lau, Bryan ^a,b   Steele, Kimberly ^c   Clark, Jeanne M ^a,b   Richards, Thomas ^a   Weiner, Jonathan P ^a   Wu, Albert W ^a,b,c   Segal, Jodi B ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bariatric surgery; cost; healthcare utilization; type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; DIABETIC OBESITY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTPATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83455172904     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182290349     Document Type: Article

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