The Effects Of Obesity, Smoking, And Drinking On Medical Problems And Costs
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- 1 March 2002
- journal article
- Published by Health Affairs (Project Hope) in Health Affairs
- Vol. 21 (2) , 245-253
- https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.21.2.245
Abstract
This paper compares the effects of obesity, overweight, smoking, and problem drinking on health care use and health status based on national survey data. Obesity has roughly the same association wi...Keywords
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