From the JAMA network: Cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgery

JAMA

Volumn 310, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 742-743

  Maciejewski, Matthew L ^a,b   Arterburn, David E ^c,d  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GASTRIC BANDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NOTE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 84882933617     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.276131     Document Type: Note

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