The Impact of obesity on consumer bankruptcy

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 17, Issue , 2015, Pages 208-224

  Guettabi, Mouhcine ^a   Munasib, Abdul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Cox model; Obesity; Personal bankruptcy; Relative risk; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; SELF REPORT; AGE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BANKRUPTCY; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84926421400     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2014.11.003     Document Type: Article

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