Weight change in middle-aged Americans

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-82

  Williamson, David F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042523248     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2004.03.014     Document Type: Editorial

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