Does area of residence affect body size and shape?

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 304-308

  Ellaway, A ^a   Anderson, A ^b   Macintyre, S ^a  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Area of residence; Body size; Deprivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030889443     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800405     Document Type: Article

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