Health-related quality of life in obese persons seeking treatment

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 265-270

  Fontaine, Kevin R ^a,b   Cheskin, Lawrence J ^a   Barofsky, Ivan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bodily pain; health related quality of life; Obesity; SF 36 Health Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029792881     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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