Association between obesity and depression in Canadians

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1687-1692

  Chen, Yue ^a   Jiang, Ying ^b   Mao, Yang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALBERTA; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NOVA SCOTIA; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SASKATCHEWAN; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350455754     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1175     Document Type: Article

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