Use of the health and activities limitation index as a measure of quality of life in obesity

Obesity Research

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 824-832

  Livingston, Edward H ^a,b   Ko, Clifford Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Activity limitations; Health status; National health interview survey; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLASSIFICATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORK;

EID: 0036692004     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2002.111     Document Type: Article

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