Patterns and associations of body weight among older adults in two Asian societies

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-99

  Jenkins, Kristi Rahrig ^a   Johnson, Nan E ^b   Ofstedal, Mary Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Body weight; Diseases; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHILIPPINES; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; TAIWAN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHILIPPINES; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL CLASS; TAIWAN; THINNESS;

EID: 33847310916     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-006-9031-1     Document Type: Article

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