Weight change in adult life and health outcomes

Obesity Research

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1784-1792

  Elliott, Alison M ^a,b   Aucott, Lorna S ^a   Hannaford, Philip C ^a   Cairns Smith, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer incidence; Mortality; Weight gain; Weight loss; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33644802368     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2005.217     Document Type: Article

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