Future direct and indirect costs of obesity and the influence of gaining weight: Results from the MONICA/KORA cohort studies, 1995-2005

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-138

  Wolfenstetter, S B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cohort studies; Health care costs; Obesity; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84858080581     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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