The impact of overweight and obesity on pediatric medical expenditures

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 139-150

  Wright, Davene R ^a,b   Prosser, Lisa A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG DIVERSION; RACE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84899075877     PISSN: 11755652     EISSN: 11791896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40258-014-0088-7     Document Type: Article

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