A within-trial cost-effectiveness analysis of primary care referral to a commercial provider for weight loss treatment, relative to standard care—an international randomised controlled trial

R. Fuller, Nicholas; Colagiuri, Stephen; Schofield, Deborah; Olson, Ashley; Shrestha, Rupendra; Holzapfel, Christina; B. Wolfenstetter, Silke; Holle, Rolf; L. Ahern, Amy; Hauner, Hans; A. Jebb, Susan; D. Caterson, Ian

doi:10.1038/ijo.2012.139

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A within-trial cost-effectiveness analysis of primary care referral to a commercial provider for weight loss treatment, relative to standard care—an international randomised controlled trial

Published in International Journal of Obesity • Aug 28, 2012

Authors:

Nicholas R. Fuller

Stephen Colagiuri

Deborah Schofield

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Due to the high prevalence of overweight and obesity there is a need to identify cost-effective approaches for weight loss in primary care and community settings. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the cost effectiveness of two weight loss programmes of 1-year duration, either standard care (SC) as...

Subject

Referral

Medicine

Overweight

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