Economic analysis of a school-based obesity prevention program

Obesity Research

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1313-1324

  Li, Yan Wang ^a,b   Yang, Quanhe ^a   Lowry, Richard ^a   Wechsler, Howell ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit; Cost effectiveness; Overweight in childhood; Overweight progression; School based intervention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; OBESITY; PROBABILITY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; OBESITY; PROBABILITY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 1542440931     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2003.178     Document Type: Article

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