The impact of a managed care obesity intervention on clinical outcomes and costs: A prospective observational study

Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2157-2162

  Rothberg, Amy E ^a   McEwen, Laura N ^a   Fraser, Tom ^b   Burant, Charles F ^a   Herman, William H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Blue Care Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LIPID;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEDOMETER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84887193691     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oby.20597     Document Type: Conference Paper

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