Effects of a reimbursement incentive on enrollment in a weight control program

Obesity

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2733-2738

  Butsch, W Scott ^a,b   Ard, Jamy D ^a,b   Allison, David B ^a   Patki, Amit ^a   Henson, C Suzanne ^a,c   Rueger, Miriam M ^a   Hubbert, Katherine A ^a   Glandon, Gerry L ^a   Heimburger, Douglas C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Financial costs; Health systems; Obesity treatment; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ALABAMA; BENCHMARKING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 38049024887     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.325     Document Type: Article

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