The association of body mass index and health-related quality of life in the general population: Data from the 2003 Health Survey of England

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1293-1299

  Soltoft F ^a   Hammer, M ^b   Kragh, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Assessment; Body mass index; Health related quality of life; Obesity; Patient outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNDERWEIGHT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72949088837     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-009-9541-8     Document Type: Article

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