Weight-loss practices and asthma: Findings from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system

Obesity Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-86

  Ford, Earl S ^a   Mannino, David M ^a   Redd, Stephen C ^a   Mokdad, Ali H ^b   Galuska, Deborah A ^b   Serdula, Mary K ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Counseling; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; DIETARY FATS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0037735422     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2003.13     Document Type: Article

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