The Swedish cost burden of overweight and obesity - Evaluated with the PAR approach and a statistical modelling approach

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 51-57

  Odegaard, Knut ^a   Borg, Sixten ^a   Persson, Ulf ^a   Svensson, Marianne ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Costs; Obesity; PAR; Statistical modelling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STROKE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 39649116638     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17477160801897067     Document Type: Article

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