Health-related quality of life in physically active and sedentary obese women

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 777-785

  Hulens, M ^a,b   Vansant, G ^a   Claessens, A L ^a   Lysens, R ^a   Muls, E ^a   Rzewnicki, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Fac of Phys Educ and Physiother   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BELGIUM; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036829936     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.10095     Document Type: Article

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