Serious psychological distress and its associations with body mass index: Findings from the 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 30-36

  Zhao, Guixiang ^a   Ford, Earl S ^a   Li, Chaoyang ^a   Strine, Tara W ^a   Dhingra, Satvinder ^a   Berry, Joyce T ^b   Mokdad, Ali H ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; BRFSS; Mental illness; Obesity related co morbidities; Serious psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 67650691726     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0004-3     Document Type: Article

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