Combating pediatric obesity in Germany: The role of economic findings in informing policy

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 733-743

  John, Jürgen ^a   Teuner, Christina M ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

children; cost effectiveness; Germany; health economics; health policy; obesity; prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COMORBIDITY; DRUG COST; EPIDEMIC; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLITICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; GERMANY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84871491818     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erp.12.63     Document Type: Review

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