Federal health-care reform: Opportunities for obesity prevention

Obesity

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 897-899

  Levine, James A ^a   Koepp, Gabriel A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; OBESITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955382566     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2010.281     Document Type: Note

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