Determinants of obesity in relation to socioeconomic status among middle-aged Swedish women

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5 I, 1997, Pages 734-744

  Wamala, Sarah P ^a   Wolk, Alicja ^a   Orth Gomér, Kristina ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dietary habits; Lifestyle; Obesity; Psychosocial stress; Reproductive history; Socioeconomic status; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORONARY RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0030955334     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1997.0199     Document Type: Article

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