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Lifetime Medical Costs of Obesity: Prevention No Cure for Increasing Health Expenditure
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is associated with high medical expenditures. It has been suggested that obesity prevention could result in cost savings. The objective of this study was to estimate the annual and lifetime medical costs attributable to obesity, to...
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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2008
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2225430/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18254654 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050029 |