Does smoking affect body weight and obesity in China?

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 334-350

  Fang, Hai ^a   Ali, Mir M ^b   Rizzo, John A ^c  

^a Food Science and Human Nutrition   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; China; Cigarette smoking; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHINA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HEALTH STATUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHINA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 70350001637     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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