Effects of weight gain on medical care costs

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1365-1373

  Elmer, P J ^a   Brown, J B ^a   Nichols, G A ^a   Oster, G ^b  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^b POLICY ANALYSIS INC PAI   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Medical care costs; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; OBESITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 8444233573     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802774     Document Type: Article

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