The Dunedin multidisciplinary health and development study: Are its findings consistent with the overall New Zealand population?

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 1235, 2006, Pages

  Poulton, Richie ^a   Honcox, Robert J ^a   Milne, Barry J ^b   Baxter, Joanne M ^c   Scott, Kate ^c   Wilson, Noela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MAORI; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SMOKING HABIT; WAIST HIP RATIO; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BODY SIZE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; SMOKING;

EID: 33745067479     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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