A Prospective study of the association between weight changes and self-rated health

BMC Women's Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Simonsen, Mette K ^a   Hundrup, Yrsa A ^b   Grønbæk, Morten ^c   Heitmann, Berit L ^a  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^b Research Centre for Prevention and Health (RCPH)   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAMILY SIZE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 51649110688     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-8-13     Document Type: Article

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