What is a healthy body mass index for women in their seventies? Results from the australian longitudinal study on women's health

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65 A, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 847-853

  Van Uffelen, Jannique G Z ^a   Berecki Gisolf, Janneke ^a   Brown, Wendy J ^a   Dobson, Annette J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Body mass index; Chronic conditions; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 77954852963     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq058     Document Type: Article

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