Clustering of risk factors for non-communicable disease and healthcare expenditure in employees with private health insurance presenting for health risk appraisal: A cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Kolbe Alexander, Tracy L ^a   Conradie, Jaco ^b   Lambert, Estelle V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Discovery Health   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clustering of risk factors; Healthcare expenditure; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; ARTICLE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIVATE SECTOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84890446428     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1213     Document Type: Article

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