Body mass index and health-related behaviours in a national cohort of 87 134 Thai open university students

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 366-372

  Banwell, C ^a   Lim, L ^b   Seubsman, S A ^b   Bain, C ^c   Dixon, J ^a   Sleigh, A ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b SUKHOTHAI THAMMATHIRAT OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ADULT; AGE STRUCTURE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FUTURE PROSPECT; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT; TELEVISION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THAILAND; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; URBANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; THAILAND; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 66149088862     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.080820     Document Type: Article

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