Changes in the association between body mass index and medicare costs, 1997-2006

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 277-278

  Alley, Dawn ^a   Lloyd, Jennifer ^a,b,c   Shaffer, Thomas ^b,c   Stuart, Bruce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857380231     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.702     Document Type: Article

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