Quality of life for obese women and men in Turkey

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Saraç, Fulden ^a   Parỳldar, Sebnem ^b   Duman, Erdal ^a   Saygỳlỳ, Fusun ^a   Tüzün, Mehmet ^a   Yỳlmaz, Candeger ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TURKEY;

EID: 34447095446     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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