Estimating the variation in need for community-based social care by body mass index in England and associated cost: population-based cross-sectional study

Estimating the variation in need for community-based social care by body mass index in England and associated cost: population-based cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Adult obesity is linked to a greater need for social care because of its association with the development of long term conditions and because obese adults can have physical and social difficulties which inhibit daily living. Obesity thus has considerable social care cost implicat...

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Main Authors: Vicky R. Copley, Nick Cavill, Jane Wolstenholme, Richard Fordham, Harry Rutter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Social care
BMI
Obesity
Public health
Economics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4665-1

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