The direct health care costs of obesity in the United States

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1194-1199

  Allison, David B ^a   Zannolli, Raffaella ^a,b   Narayan, K M Venkat ^c  

^a The New York Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032805065     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.8.1194     Document Type: Article

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