Association of individual network social capital with abdominal adiposity, overweight and obesity

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 175-183

  Moore, Spencer ^a,b   Daniel, Mark ^b,c,d   Paquet, Catherine ^c   Dubé, Laurette ^e   Gauvin, Lise ^b,d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Obesity; Social determinants; Socioeconomics factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66649108647     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdn104     Document Type: Article

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