Does preventing obesity lead to reduced health-care costs?
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050037 and PMC identifier 2225433.
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Abstract
The author discusses the implications of a new study that used data from The Netherlands to simulate the annual and lifetime medical costs attributable to obesity.
Medical subject headings
- Health Care Costs
- Obesity