Correlates of body weight in the 1994 National Population Health Survey

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 584-591

  Cairney, J ^a   Wade, T J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

BMI; Chronic illness and disease; Health outcomes; Lifestyle factors; Obesity; Self rated health; Sociodemographic

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MARRIAGE; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SELF REPORT; STOMACH DISEASE; STROKE;

EID: 0031749163     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800632     Document Type: Article

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