Association between obesity and medical care expenditure among Taiwanese adults;Chinese Source

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 492-504

  Hu, Hsiao Yun ^a   Chou, Yiing Jenq ^a   Chou, Pesus ^a   Lee, Cheng Hua ^a,b   Lee, Miaw Chwen ^c   Huang, Nicole ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Bureau of National Health Insurance Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Medical care expenditure; Obesity; Socioeconomic status; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLASSIFICATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58949084553     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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