The life stages of weight: Setting achievable goals appropriate to each woman

International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-12

  Hamilton, Michael A ^a,c   Nonas, Cathy ^b   Noll, Stephanie ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Weight Management Programs   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index (BMI); Body weight; Fat distribution; Life stages; Menopause; Nutrition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AGING; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; MENOPAUSE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034016503     PISSN: 1534892X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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