Obesity and Surgical Treatment – A Cost-Effectiveness Assessment for Sweden

Background: The rising trend in the prevalence of obesity has during the past decades become a major public health concern in many countries, as obesity may lead to comorbidities and death. A frequent used marker for obesity is the Body Mass Index (BMI). The cost of treatment for obesity related dis...

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Main Authors: Sixten Borg, Ingmar Näslund, Ulf Persson, Knut Ödegaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Oslo 2014-07-01
Series:Nordic Journal of Health Economics
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Online Access:https://journals.uio.no/NJHE/article/view/207