Weight change and mortality: The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 257, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 338-345

  Drøyvold, Wenche B ^a,c   Lund Nilsen, T I ^a   Lydersen, S ^a   Midthjell, K ^a   Nilsson, P M ^b   Nilsson, J A ^b   Holmen, J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Physical activity; Smoking; Weight change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 16244379203     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2005.01458.x     Document Type: Article

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