Determinants of weight gain in young women: A review of the literature

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1327-1340

  Wane, Sarah ^a   Van Uffelen, Jannique G Z ^a   Brown, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

BODY MASS; CONTRACEPTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; UNIVERSITY; WEIGHT GAIN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; SMOKING CESSATION; UNIVERSITIES; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954281764     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1738     Document Type: Review

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