Incremental hospital charges associated with obesity as a secondary diagnosis in children

Obesity

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1895-1901

  Woolford, Susan J ^a,b,c   Gebremariam, Achamyeleh ^a,b   Clark, Sarah J ^a,b   Davis, Matthew M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Economics; Hospitalization; Pediatrics; Secondary diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MICHIGAN; OBESITY;

EID: 34547956627     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.224     Document Type: Article

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