Fat free mass and obesity in relation to educational level

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Seppänen Nuijten, Elina ^a   Lahti Koski, Marjaana ^a,b   Männistö, Satu ^a   Knekt, Paul ^a   Rissanen, Harri ^a   Aromaa, Arpo ^a   Heliövaara, Markku ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Suomen Sydanliitto ry   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149183600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-448     Document Type: Article

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