Body mass index as an indicator of adiposity among adults with intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-120

  Temple, Viviene A ^a   Walkley, Jeff W ^b   Greenway, Kate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

body mass index; dual energy X ray absorptiometry (DXA); obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIOGRAPHY; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSITY; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953836744     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13668251003694598     Document Type: Article

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