A health assessment tool for multiple risk factors for obesity: Psychometric testing and age differences in UK adults

Obesity Facts

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 227-236

  Chambers, Julie A ^a   Swanson, Vivien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eating patterns; Health assessment; Multiple risk behaviours; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EMOTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954650872     PISSN: 16624025     EISSN: 16624033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000156463     Document Type: Article

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