Changes in skinfold thickness and waist circumference after 12 and 24 months resulting from the NHF-NRG In Balance-project

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kwak, Lydia ^a   Kremers, Stef P J ^b   Candel, Math J J M ^b   Visscher, Tommy L S ^c   Brug, Johannes ^d   van Baak, Marleen A ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYEE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SMOKING; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77950648132     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-26     Document Type: Article

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