Health Care Costs of Obesity in Women

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-226

  Gavard, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a Women's Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual costs; Cumulative lifetime costs; Direct medical costs; Health care costs; Obesity

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL CARE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

BODY MASS INDEX; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; OBESITY; OBESITY, MORBID; PREVALENCE; THINNESS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 66149167191     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2009.04.002     Document Type: Review

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