Economic burden of obesity: A systematic review

Obesity imposes considerably high economic costs on the health-care system. It is proposed that 10% of health-care costs belong to direct and indirect effects of obesity. Taking measures to prevent, manage, and treat obesity is costly. However, some benefits can be obtained by reducing economic cost...

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Main Authors: Hasan Yusefzadeh, Ali Rashidi, Bahlol Rahimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Social Health and Behavior
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Online Access:http://www.shbonweb.com/article.asp?issn=2589-9767;year=2019;volume=2;issue=1;spage=7;epage=12;aulast=Yusefzadeh