The burden of obesity on everyday life: A role for osteoarticular and respiratory diseases

Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 16, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 284-290

  Marchesini, Giulio ^a   Natale, S ^a   Tiraferri, F ^a   Tartaglia, A ^a   Moscatiello, S ^a   Marchesini Reggiani, L ^a   Villanova, N ^a   Forlani, G ^a   Melchionda, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Obesity; Osteoarticular disease; Quality of life; Respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HIP DISEASE; HUMAN; ITALY; KNEE PAIN; LEISURE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHROPATHY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOBBIES; HUMANS; ITALY; JOINT DISEASES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0842303564     PISSN: 03943402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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