Health-related quality of life varies among obese subgroups

Obesity Research

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 748-756

  Kolotkin, Ronette L ^a   Crosby, Ross D ^b,c   Williams, G Rhys ^d  

^a Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting   (United States)

^b NEUROPSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Southeast Campus   (United States)

^d BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life (HRQOL); Impact of Weight on Quality of Life; Treatment modality (IWQOL Lite); Treatment seeking status

Indexed keywords

PIERINAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STOMACH BYPASS; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; WORK;

EID: 0036692003     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2002.102     Document Type: Article

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