Socioeconomic, psychosocial, behavioural, and psychological determinants of BMI among young women: Differing patterns for underweight and overweight/obesity

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 324-330

  Ali, Sadiq Mohammad ^c   Lindström, Martin ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Health related behaviour; Locus of control; Obesity; Psychological health; Socioeconomic; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOCUS OF CONTROL; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT; UNDERWEIGHT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33745684538     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki187     Document Type: Article

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