Obesity morbidity and health care costs in France: An analysis of the 1991-1992 Medical Care Household Survey

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-155

  Detournay, B ^a   Fagnani, F ^a   Phillippo, M ^a   Pribil, C ^a   Charles, M A ^b   Sermet, C ^c   Basdevant, A ^d   Eschwege E ^b  

^a CEMKA EVAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c CREDES   (France)

^d HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Cost of illness; Obesity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033954374     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801099     Document Type: Article

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