Association between lifestyle-disease diagnosis or risk status and medical care costs in a Japanese Corporation

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 19, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 249-254

  Nishimura, Yumiko ^a,b   Chikamoto, Yosuke ^c   Arima, Hideaki ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b August Networks Inc ^*  (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Health Risk; Medical Care Costs; Prevention Research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 12144257809     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-19.3s.249     Document Type: Article

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