Effect of Obesity on Health-Related Quality of Life among Appalachian Elderly

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 552-557

  Goins, R Turner ^a   Spencer, S Melinda ^a   Krummel, Debra A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Appalachia; Elderly; Health related quality of life; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; UNITED STATES; AGE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPALACHIAN REGION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0041382622     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000056663.21073.AF     Document Type: Article

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