The productivity gains associated with a junk food tax and their impact on cost-effectiveness.
<h4>Objective</h4>To estimate the productivity impacts of a policy intervention on the prevention of premature mortality due to obesity.<h4>Methods</h4>A simulation model of the Australian population over the period from 2003 to 2030 was developed to estimate productivity gai...
Main Authors: | Hannah E Carter, Deborah J Schofield, Rupendra Shrestha, Lennert Veerman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220209 |
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