Economics of obesity - Learning from the past to contribute to a better future

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 4007-4025

  Ananthapavan, Jaithri ^a   Sacks, Gary ^a   Moodie, Marj ^a   Carter, Rob ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Interventions; Obesity; Prevention; Priority setting

Indexed keywords

SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

DECISION MAKING; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; OBESITY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DIET THERAPY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; GASTRIC BANDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 84898858789     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110404007     Document Type: Review

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