Details of HTA journal title
Research type: |
HTA Technology Assessment Report |
Title (lead author) etc: |
The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of bariatric (weight loss) surgery for obesity: a systematic review and economic evaluation (Picot) 214 pages, Volume 13, number 41 |
DOI |
10.3310/hta13410 |
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Headline: |
Bariatric surgery appears to be a clinically effective and cost-effective intervention for moderately to severely obese people compared with non-surgical interventions |
This report should be referenced as follows: |
Picot J, Jones J, Colquitt J L, Gospodarevskaya E, Loveman E, Baxter L, et al. The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of bariatric (weight loss) surgery for obesity: a systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technol Assess 2009;13(41). |
Project ref: |
08/06/01 |
Original project title: |
The clinical-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of bariatric (weight loss) surgery for obesity: a systematic review and economic evaluation |
Chief Investigator: |
Southampton Health Technology Assessment Centre (SHTAC), University of Southampton |
Start Date: |
June 2008 |
Date of publication in HTA journal series |
September 2009 |
Cost: |
This project was commissioned by the HTA programme on a call-off contract basis. |
Project Protocol: |
Project protocol (pdf format, 227 kbytes) |
Printed copies of this title despatched: |
194 (Figures relate to the previous calendar month) |
URL of this page: |
http://www.hta.ac.uk/1742 |
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