Modeling the Cost Effectiveness of Child Care Policy Changes in the U.S.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 135-147

  Wright, Davene R ^a   Kenney, Erica L ^b   Giles, Catherine M ^b   Long, Michael W ^b   Ward, Zachary J ^b   Resch, Stephen C ^b   Moodie, Marj L ^c   Carter, Robert C ^c   Wang, Y Claire ^d   Sacks, Gary ^c   Swinburn, Boyd A ^c   Gortmaker, Steven L ^b   Cradock, Angie L ^b  

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

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC MODEL; ECONOMICS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRENDS;

CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84932144695     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.03.016     Document Type: Review

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