Obesity, lifestyle risk-factors, and health service outcomes among healthy middle-aged adults in Canada

• Main Authors: Alter David A (Author), Wijeysundera Harindra C (Author), Franklin Barry (Author), Austin Peter C (Author), Chong Alice (Author), Oh Paul I (Author), Tu Jack V (Author), Stukel Therese A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The extent to which uncomplicated obesity among an otherwise healthy middle-aged population is associated with higher longitudinal health-care expenditures remains unclear.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>To examine the...