Modelling the lifetime costs and health effects of lifestyle intervention in the prevention and treatment of obesity in Switzerland

Carmen Galani (), Heinz Schneider and Frans Rutten

International Journal of Public Health, 2007, vol. 52, issue 6, 372-382

Abstract: Our economic analysis suggests that lifestyle intervention is cost-effective in the long-term prevention and treatment of obesity. Copyright Birkhaeuser 2007

Keywords: Cost-effectiveness; Lifestyle; Overweight; Prevention; Obesity; Treatment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-007-7014-9

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