Change in height, weight and body mass index: Longitudinal data from the HUNT Study in Norway

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 935-939

  Droyvold W B ^a,c   Nilsen, T I L ^a   Kruger O ^b   Holmen, T L ^a   Krokstad, S ^a   Midthjell, K ^a   Holmen, J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Men; Overweight; Population; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SEX FACTORS; THINNESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33744478629     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803178     Document Type: Article

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