Entry into romantic partnership is associated with obesity

Obesity

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1441-1447

  The, Natalie S ^a   Gordon Larsen, Penny ^a  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649826201     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.97     Document Type: Article

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