Overweight in adolescents: Implications for health expenditures

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-63

  Monheit, Alan C ^a,c   Vistnes, Jessica P ^b   Rogowski, Jeannette A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; BMI; Health expenditures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OVERWEIGHT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63049086402     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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