Apples and oranges: a comparison of costing methods for obesity.

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Published in Obes Rev on May 08, 2013

Authors

M Bierl1, T Marsh, L Webber, M Brown, K McPherson, K Rtveladze

Author Affiliations

1: Modelling Department, UK Health Forum, London, UK.

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