Economic impact of adult obesity on health systems: A systematic review

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 255-262

  Specchia, Maria Lucia ^a   Veneziano, Maria Assunta ^a   Cadeddu, Chiara ^a   Ferriero, Anna Maria ^a   Mancuso, Agostino ^a   Ianuale, Carolina ^a   Parente, Paolo ^a   Capri, Stefano ^a,b   Ricciardi, Walter ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CREMS Centre for Research on Health Economics Social and Health Care Management Carlo Cattaneo University LIUC   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; OBESITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 84926624995     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku170     Document Type: Review

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