Physical activity, body mass index and health care costs in mid-age Australian women

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 150-155

  Brown, Wendy J ^a   Hockey, Richard ^a   Dobson, Annette J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Medicare; Body weight; Exercise; Health expenditure; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; WALKING;

AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 42549106058     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00192.x     Document Type: Article

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