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

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 de...

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Main Authors: Fuller, N, Colagiuri, S, Schofield, D, Olson, A, Shrestha, R, Holzapfel, C, Wolfenstetter, S, Holle, R, Ahern, A, Hauner, H, Jebb, SA, Caterson, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013