Relationship between modifiable health risks and short-term health care charges

JAMA

Volumn 282, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 2235-2239

  Pronk, Nicolaas P ^a   Goodman, Michael J ^a   O'Connor, Patrick J ^a   Martinson, Brian C ^a  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

EID: 0033573096     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.282.23.2235     Document Type: Article

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