New NHLBI clinical guidelines for obesity and overweight: Will they promote health?

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 340-343

  Strawbridge, William J ^a   Wallhagen, Margaret I ^b   Shema, Sarah J ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0034092129     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.90.3.340     Document Type: Review

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