Predicting 1-year change in body mass index among college students

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 361-366

  Adams, Troy ^a   Rini, Angela ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Physical activity; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250832661     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.55.6.361-366     Document Type: Article

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