Waist circumference as a predictor of disability among older adults

Obesity

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 233-

  Guallar Castillón, Pilar ^a   Sagardui Villamor, Jon ^a   Banegas, José R ^a   Graciani, Auxiliadora ^a   Fornés, Nélida Schmid ^b   García, Esther López ^a   Rodríguez Artalejo, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agility; BMI; Elderly; Mobility; Spain

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33846872556     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.532     Document Type: Article

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