Social mobility and social accumulation across the life course in relation to adult overweight and obesity: The Whitehall II study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 714-719

  Heraclides, A ^a   Brunner, E ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH RISK; MOBILITY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL MOBILITY;

EID: 77955946365     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.087692     Document Type: Article

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