Obesity in older persons

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1308-1311

  Jensen, Gordon L ^a   Rogers, Joanne ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0031768008     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(98)00293-4     Document Type: Article

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