The economic implications of interventions to prevent obesity;El trasfondo económico de las intervenciones sanitarias en la prevención de la obesidad

Revista Espanola de Salud Publica

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-41

  Rodríguez Caro, Alejandro ^a   López Valcárcel, Beatriz González ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cost of illness; Cost effectiveness; Government regulation; Health policy; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651043260     PISSN: 11355727     EISSN: 16969820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1135-57272009000100003     Document Type: Article

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