Preventing weight gain: A population cohort study of the nature and effectiveness of mid-age women's weight control practices

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 978-986

  Williams, L ^a   Germov, J ^a   Young, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH); Dieting; Exercise; Weight change; Weight gain; Women's health

Indexed keywords

FAT; SUGAR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34249696544     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803550     Document Type: Article

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