Changes in body weight and health-related quality-of-life in the older adult population

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1385-1391

  Leon Munoz L M ^a   Guallar Castillon P ^a   Banegas, J R ^a   Gutierrez Fisac J L ^a   Lopez Garcia E ^a   Jimenez F J ^b   Rodriguez Artalejo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Older adults; Population based cohort; Spain; Weight change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; SPAIN; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; AGING; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; THINNESS;

EID: 27944442891     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803049     Document Type: Article

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