Commentary: The relationship between parity and overweight - A life course perspective

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 102-103

  Mishra, Gita ^a   Kuh, Diana ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NOTE; OBESITY; PARITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY MASS INDEX; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; OBESITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34447294256     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl285     Document Type: Note

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