Trends in obesity and arthritis among baby boomers and their predecessors, 1971-2002

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1607-1613

  Leveille, Suzanne G ^a   Wee, Christina C ^b   Iezzoni, Lisa I ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTHRITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTHRITIS; BODY WEIGHT; CENSUSES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24144489109     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.060418     Document Type: Review

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