Impact of bariatric surgery on health care costs of obese persons: A 6-year follow-up of surgical and comparison cohorts using health plan data

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 555-562

  Weiner, Jonathan P ^a   Goodwin, Suzanne M ^a   Chang, Hsien Yen ^a   Bolen, Shari D ^d   Richards, Thomas M ^a   Johns, Roger A ^a   Momin, Soyal R ^e   Clark, Jeanne M ^a,b,c  

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

^b Department of Epidemiology ^*  (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HEALTHCORE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTROPLASTY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBESITY, MORBID; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879335371     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1504     Document Type: Article

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