Weight variability and incident disease in older women: The Iowa women's health study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 217-223

  French, S A ^a   Folsom, A R ^a   Jeffery, R W ^a   Zheng, W ^a   Mink, P J ^a   Baxter, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Weight cycling; Weight loss; Weight variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; COLON CANCER; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STROKE;

EID: 0030935778     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800390     Document Type: Article

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