The costs of nonsurgical and surgical weight loss interventions: is an ounce of prevention really worth a pound of cure?

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2005 May-Jun;1(3):353-7. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2005.03.215.

Authors

Christine Jensen¹, David R Flum; 2004 ABS Consensus Conference

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.

PMID: 16925247
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2005.03.215

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Bariatric Surgery / economics*
Body Mass Index
Cost of Illness*
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Exercise Therapy / economics*
Health Care Costs
Humans
Obesity, Morbid / economics*
Obesity, Morbid / therapy
United States
Weight Loss*