A preliminary analysis of medical expenditures among active and sedentary US adults with mental disorders

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 195-205

  Brown, David R ^a   Wang, Guijing ^a   Safran, Marc A ^b  

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

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

Author keywords

Exercise; Inactivity; Medical costs; Mental health; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SITTING; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 18944385587     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.29.3.1     Document Type: Review

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