Obesity in the elderly - A future matter of concern

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 183-188

  Rossner S ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Elderly; Obesity; Weight

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LUNG; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VISCERA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DENSITY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LUNG; OBESITY; VISCERA; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0035427980     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-789x.2001.00034.x     Document Type: Article

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