Epidemiology, morbidity, and treatment of overweight and obesity

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue SUPPL. 23, 2001, Pages 13-22

  Aronne, L J ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY DISEASE; CYCLOBUTANES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034785556     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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