Economic impact of childhood obesity on health systems: A systematic review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 431-440

  Pelone, F ^a   Specchia, M L ^a   Veneziano, M A ^a   Capizzi, S ^a   Bucci, S ^a   Mancuso, A ^a   Ricciardi, W ^a   de Belvis, A G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Economics; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; OBESITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84865546878     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00968.x     Document Type: Article

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