Economic burden of obesity and its complications in Germany

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 248-253

  Sander, Beate ^a   Bergemann, Rito ^a  

^a Inst for Med Outcome Research GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Burden of illness; Comorbidity; Cost of disease; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0345863394     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-003-0178-1     Document Type: Article

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