Quality of life in relation to overweight and body fat distribution

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1814-1820

  Han, T S ^a   Tijhuis, M A R ^b   Lean, M E J ^a   Seidell, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0032433148     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.12.1814     Document Type: Article

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