Direct healthcare cost of obesity in brazil: an application of the cost-of-illness method from the perspective of the public health system in 2011.

Obesity is a global public health problem and a risk factor for several diseases that financially impact healthcare systems.To estimate the direct costs attributable to obesity (body mass index {BMI} ≥ 30 kg/m2) and morbid obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2) in adults aged ≥ 20 incurred by the Brazilian public...

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Main Authors: Michele Lessa de Oliveira, Leonor Maria Pacheco Santos, Everton Nunes da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4382114?pdf=render