The incremental value of medical nutrition therapy in weight management

Managed Care

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-45

  Bradley, Donald W ^a   Murphy, Gwen ^b   Snetselaar, Linda G ^c   Myers, Esther F ^d   Qualls, Laura G ^e  

^a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina ^*  (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET THERAPY; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; NUTRITION THERAPY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873964584     PISSN: 10623388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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