Open AccessHospital Length of Stay, Charges, and Costs Associated With a Diagnosis of Obesity in US Children and Youth, 2006–2016
Author(s) -
Lyudmyla Kompaniyets,
Elizabeth A. Lundeen,
Brook Belay,
Alyson B. Goodman,
Florence Tangka,
Heidi M. Blanck
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001346
Subject(s) - obesity , medicine , childhood obesity , pediatrics , diagnosis code , mood , environmental health , psychiatry , population , overweight
Childhood obesity is linked with adverse health outcomes and associated costs. Current information on the relationship between childhood obesity and inpatient costs is limited.