Inequalities in bariatric surgery in Australia: Findings from 49 364 obese participants in a prospective cohort study

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 197, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 631-636

  Korda, Rosemary J ^a   Joshy, Grace ^a   Jorm, Louisa R ^b   Butler, James R G ^a   Banks, Emily ^a,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84874425437     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.11035     Document Type: Article

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