Varying patterns of BMI increase in sex and birth cohorts of Korean adults

Obesity

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 277-282

  Kwon, Jin Won ^a   Song, Yun Mi ^b   Sung, Joohon ^c   Sohn, YeoJin ^a   Cho, Sung Il ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kangwon National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age; Birth cohorts; BMI; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33947120601     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.539     Document Type: Article

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