Resistance to change of adulthood body mass index

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1404-1405

  Heo, M ^a   Faith, M S ^a   Pietrobelli, A ^a,b  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Gender; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0036797444     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802076     Document Type: Article

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