Quality of life in obese postmenopausal women

Menopause International

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-32

  Jones, G L ^a   Sutton, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Health related quality of life; Menopause; Obesity; Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY; HEALTH; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; WEIGHT REDUCTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 47249128168     PISSN: 13621807     EISSN: 17404568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/mi.2007.007034     Document Type: Review

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