Differences in the association between smoking and relative body weight by level of education

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-196

  Molarius, A ^a,b,c   Seidell, J C ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Education; Interaction; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDUCATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030934032     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800386     Document Type: Article

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