Direct medical costs of (severe) obesity: A bottom-up assessment of over- vs. normal-weight adults in the KORA-study region (Augsburg, Germany);Direkte medizinische kosten der (starken) adipositas: Ein bottom-up-vergleich über- vs. normalgewichtiger erwachsener in der KORA-studienregion

Gesundheitswesen

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 110-115

  Von Lengerke, Thomas ^a,b   Reitmeir, P ^b   John, J ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Costs of illness; Health care; KORA Survey S4 1999 2001; Obesity; Severe obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; REVIEW; SEX; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33644615660     PISSN: 09413790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-858994     Document Type: Review

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