Cost-utility analysis of bariatric surgery compared with conventional medical management in Germany: a decision analytic modeling
Abstract Background The objective was to evaluate cost-utility of bariatric surgery in Germany for a lifetime and 10-year horizon from a health care payer perspective. Methods State-transition Markov model provided absolute and incremental clinical and monetary results. In the model, obese patients...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-017-0284-0 |