The economic burden placed on healthcare systems by childhood obesity

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-45

  Trasande, Leonardo ^a,b   Elbel, Brian ^b,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; economic costs; healthcare utilization; obesity

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; OBESITY; REVIEW;

CHILD; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST OF ILLNESS; COST SAVINGS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; RESEARCH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84856489619     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erp.11.93     Document Type: Review

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