Alcohol consumption and body weight

Health Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 814-832

  French, Michael T ^a   Norton, Edward C ^b   Fang, Hai ^a   Maclean, Johanna Catherine ^c  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; BMI; Body weight; Fixed effects; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77953560674     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1521     Document Type: Article

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