Finkelstein, et al. (2003) estimate the national medical spending attributable to being overweight and obese to be $92.6 billion. This is an example of: Group of answer choices a. Cost-of-illness study b. Cost minimization c. Cost-effectiveness analysis d. Cost-benefit analysis e. None of the above.

Finkelstein, et al. (2003) estimate the national medical spending attributable to being overweight and obese to be $92.6 billion. This is an example of: Group of answer choices a. Cost-of-illness study b. Cost minimization c. Cost-effectiveness analysis d. Cost-benefit analysis e. None of the above.

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