Effects of outcome-driven insurance reimbursement on short-term weight control

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1423-1429

  Hubbert, K A ^a   Bussey, B F ^a   Allison, D B ^a   Beasley, T M ^a   Henson, C S ^a   Heimburger, D C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Incentives; Obesity treatment outcomes; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROL SYSTEM; COST CONTROL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SHORT TERM WEIGHT CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; ALABAMA; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0242491812     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802403     Document Type: Article

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