Medical tourism and bariatric surgery: who pays?

Caroline E. Sheppard; Erica L. W. Lester; Anderson W. Chuck; David H. Kim; Shahzeer Karmali; Christopher J. de Gara; Daniel W. Birch

doi:10.1007/s00464-014-3613-8

journal article Jun 27, 2014

Medical tourism and bariatric surgery: who pays?

Caroline E. Sheppard Erica L. W. Lester Anderson W. Chuck David H. Kim

Shahzeer Karmali

Christopher J. de Gara Daniel W. Birch

Surgical Endoscopy Vol. 28 No. 12 pp. 3329-3336 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Caroline E. Sheppard, Erica L. W. Lester, Anderson W. Chuck, et al. (2014). Medical tourism and bariatric surgery: who pays?. Surgical Endoscopy, 28(12), 3329-3336. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-014-3613-8

Medical tourism and bariatric surgery: who pays?

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