Incidence of overweight and obesity in a Mediterranean population-based cohort: The Cornellà Health Interview Survey Follow-up Study (CHIS.FU)

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 45-49

  Ortiz Moncada, Rocío ^a   García, Montse ^b   González Zapata, Laura I ^c   Fernandez, Esteve ^b,d   Álvarez Dardet, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b Catalan Institut of Oncology l'Hospitalet   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body Mass Index; Cohort study; Female; Male; Obesity; Overweight; Population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WIDOW;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN;

EID: 77949316254     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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