Journal article
Hospital costs in relation to body mass index in 1.1 million women in England: a prospective cohort study
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Background
Excess weight is associated with poorer health and higher healthcare costs. However, a detailed understanding of the effects of excess weight on total hospital costs and costs for different health conditions, is lacking.
Methods
1.1 million women in England in the Million Women Study cohort, aged 50-64 years at recruitment in 1996-2001, were followed and annual hospital costs and admission rates were estimated for April 2006-March 2011 in relation to bo...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1016/S2468-2667(17)30062-2
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Funding
+ National Institute for Health Research
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Funding agency for:
Kent, S
Grant:
DRF-2014-07-029
+ National Institute for Health Research
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Funding agency for:
Jebb, S
Grant:
CollaborationforLeadershipinAppliedHealthResearch
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Lancet Public Health Journal website
- Volume:
- 2
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- e214-e222
- Publication date:
- 2017-04-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-02-22
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- Source identifiers:
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685211
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pubs:685211
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uuid:337cabf6-58e3-4f79-ae7e-d5194815eac3
- Local pid:
- pubs:685211
- Deposit date:
- 2017-03-10
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- Copyright holder:
- Kent et al
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
- © The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY license.
- Licence:
- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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