Overweight and obesity and the utilization of primary care physicians

Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 53-67

  Gupta, Nabanita Datta ^a,b   Greve, Jane ^c  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^b IZA   (Germany)

^c 2tv DK 1307 Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

obesity; overweight; utilization of primary care physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79961025355     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1711     Document Type: Article

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