A prospective study of weight gain during the college freshman and sophomore years

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-261

  Lloyd Richardson, Elizabeth E ^a,b,d   Bailey, Steffani ^a,c,d   Fava, Joseph L ^a,d   Wing, Rena ^a,d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

College health; College weight gain; Weight gain; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 61649103158     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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