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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Oslo
2014-07-01
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Series: | Nordic Journal of Health Economics |
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Online Access: | https://journals.uio.no/NJHE/article/view/207 |