Obesity-related hospitalization costs to the U.S. Navy, 1993 to 1998

Military Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-10

  Bradham, D D ^a   South, B R ^a   Saunders, H J ^a   Heuser, M D ^a   Pane, K W ^a   Dennis, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MEDICARE; NAVY; OBESITY;

EID: 0035144731     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/166.1.1     Document Type: Article

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