Are health risks related to medical care charges in the short-term? Challenging traditional assumptions

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 340-347

  Terry, Paul E ^a   Fowler, Elizabeth J ^a   Fowles, Jinnet B ^a  

^a HealthSystem Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Health Behavior; Health Maintenance Organizations; Medical Charges; Risk Factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032455381     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-12.5.340     Document Type: Article

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