Socioeconomic position at different stages of the life course and its influence on body weight and weight gain in adulthood: A longitudinal study with 13-year follow-up

Obesity

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1377-1381

  Giskes, Katrina ^a,b   Van Lenthe, Frank J ^a   Turrell, Gavin ^b   Kamphuis, Carlijn B M ^a   Brug, Johannes ^a,c   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 44449163040     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.54     Document Type: Article

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