Effect of body mass index on activity limitation and mortality among older women: The national health interview survey, 1986-1990

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 435-440

  Brill, Patricia A ^a,c   Giles, Wayne H ^b   Keenan, Nora L ^b   Croft, Janet B ^b   Davis, Dorothy R ^a   Jackson, Kirby L ^a   Macera, Caroline A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c National Guest Homes   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEPENDENCE; INTERVIEW; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENESCENCE;

EID: 0030776359     PISSN: 10597115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1997.6.435     Document Type: Article

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