Medical services utilization and expenditure of obesity-related disorders in Taiwanese adults

Value in Health

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 829-836

  Chu, Nain Feng ^a,b   Wang, Shu Chuan ^a   Chang, Hsin Yi ^c   Wu, Der Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

medical expenditure; medical utilization; obesity; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; GOUT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONEY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 77956381474     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2010.00776.x     Document Type: Article

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