Body mass index, weight change, and incidence of self-reported physician-diagnosed arthritis among women

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 391-394

  Sahyoun, Nadine R ^a   Hochberg, Marc C ^b   Helmick, Charles G ^c   Harris, Tamara ^d   Pamuk, Elsie R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032979015     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.3.391     Document Type: Article

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