Obesity and health-related quality of life: Does social support moderate existing associations?

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 717-734

  Wiczinski, Eileen ^a   Döring, Angela ^b   John, Jürgen ^b   Von Lengerke, Thomas ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 12; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 72849109193     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910708X401867     Document Type: Article

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