Paid work increases and state benefit claims decrease after bariatric surgery

Hawkins, Simon C; Osborne, Alan; Finlay, Ian G; Alagaratnam, Swethan; Edmond, Janet R; Welbourn, Richard

doi:10.1007/s11695-007-9073-7

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Paid work increases and state benefit claims decrease after bariatric surgery.

Published in Obesity surgery • Apr 1, 2007

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Simon C Hawkins

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Alan Osborne

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Ian G Finlay

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Bariatric surgery is a clinically effective treatment for obesity and has been shown to be cost-effective. The impact of bariatric surgery on the subsequent ability to work and the uptake of state-funded benefits is not well documented. METHODS: A consecutive series of 79 patients who ha...

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