Cross-Country Variation in Obesity Patterns among Older Americans and Europeans
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- Michaud Pierre-Carl & van Soest Arthur H.O. & Andreyeva Tatiana, 2007. "Cross-Country Variation in Obesity Patterns among Older Americans and Europeans," Forum for Health Economics & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 10(2), pages 1-32, December.
- Pierre-Carl Michaud & Arthur Van Soest & Tatiana Andreyeva, 2007. "Cross-Country Variation in Obesity Patterns among Older Americans and Europeans," Working Papers WR-495, RAND Corporation.
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Body Mass Index; International Comparison; SHARE;JEL classification:
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGE-2007-07-07 (Economics of Ageing)
- NEP-EEC-2007-07-07 (European Economics)
- NEP-HEA-2007-07-07 (Health Economics)
- NEP-LTV-2007-07-07 (Unemployment, Inequality & Poverty)
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