Depressive symptoms in overweight and obese older adults: A test of the "Jolly Fat" Hypothesis

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-66

  Palinkas, Lawrence A ^a,b   Wingard, Deborah L ^a   Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Obesity; Older adults; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030046169     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3999(95)00542-0     Document Type: Article

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