Physical activity and healthy weight maintenance from childhood to adulthood

Obesity

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1427-1433

  Cleland, Verity J ^a   Dwyer, Terence ^b   Venn, Alison J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 44449146588     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.215     Document Type: Article

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