Economic costs of adult obesity: A review of recent European studies with a focus on subgroup-specific costs

Maturitas

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 220-229

  Von Lengerke, Thomas ^a   Krauth, Christian ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adults; Cost of illness; Europe; Health care costs; Obesity; Subgroup analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; BODY WEIGHT; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79958013620     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.04.005     Document Type: Review

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