Body mass index and weight change attempts among adult women: The Norwegian women and cancer study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-146

  Hiartaker, Anette ^a,b   Laake, Petter ^b   Lund, Eiliv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body weight; Health behaviour; Population study; Socioeconomic status; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET SURVEYS; DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0034952245     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/11.2.141     Document Type: Article

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