Comparison of health-care expenditure of obese and non-obese patients attending a tertiary health-care institution in Northwest, Nigeria

Comparison of health-care expenditure of obese and non-obese patients attending a tertiary health-care institution in Northwest, Nigeria

Background: The World Health Organization estimates that obesity is responsible for between 2% and 7% of global health-care spending. Obesity has a huge public health significance considering that about a third of the global population is either overweight or obese, and Nigerian's obesity burde...

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Main Authors: Musa Usman Umar, Abubakar Sanusi, Muhammad Rayyan Garba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Sahel Medical Journal
Subjects:
Health-care expenditure
indirect cost
inpatient cost
obesity
outpatient cost
Online Access:http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2016;volume=19;issue=3;spage=125;epage=130;aulast=Umar

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