Insurer and employer views on pediatric obesity treatment: A qualitative study

Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 795-799

  Hampl, S E ^a,b   Davis, A M ^b,c   Sampilo, M L ^d   Stephens, K L ^a   Dean, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WEIGHT CONTROL; WELLBEING;

CHILD; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CARRIERS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84878272597     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oby.20112     Document Type: Article

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