Obesity, confidant support and functional health: Cross-sectional evidence from the EPIC-Norfolk cohort

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 748-758

  Surtees, P G ^a,b   Wainwright, N W J ^a,b   Khaw, K T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Chronic illness; Functional health; Healthy ageing; Social support

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUROPE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 2942514351     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802636     Document Type: Review

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