The Population Cost-Effectiveness of Weight Watchers with General Practitioner Referral Compared with Standard Care

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The Population Cost-Effectiveness of Weight Watchers with General Practitioner Referral Compared with Standard Care

© 2018 The Obesity Society Objective: This study aimed to assess population-level cost-effectiveness of the Weight Watchers (WW) program with doctor referral compared with standard care (SC) for Australian adults with overweight and obesity. Methods: The target population was Australian adults = 20...

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Main Authors:	Lymer, S., Schofield, D., Cunich, M., Lee, Crystal, Fuller, N., Caterson, I., Colagiuri, S.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2018
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72982

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