Lower levels of physical functioning are associated with higher body weight among middle-aged and older women

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 958-965

  Coakley, E H ^a,b,c   Kawachi, I ^a,b   Manson, J E ^a,b   Speizer, F E ^a,b   Willet, W C ^a,b   Colditz, G A ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Epidemiology; Physical function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; OBESITY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; WELLBEING;

EID: 0031714836     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800698     Document Type: Article

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