Should obesity in the elderly be treated? Poor scientific support for treatment of overweight in this age group;Skall fetma hos äldre behandlas? Klent vetenskapligt stöd för överviktsbehandling i denna åldergrupp

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Volumn 102, Issue 40, 2005, Pages 2856-2858

  Rössner, Stephan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; BODY MASS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; OBESITY; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 27244450827     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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