Body weight and health from early to mid-adulthood: A longitudinal analysis

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-107

  Zajacova, Anna ^a   Burgard, Sarah A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Growth curve modeling; Self rated health; Sex differences; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SEX FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77952750388     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: 21506000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022146509361183     Document Type: Article

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