Employment patterns and changes in body weight among young women

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 310-316

  Au, Nicole ^a   Hollingsworth, Bruce ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employment; Longitudinal; Obesity; Weight gain; Work patterns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; ODDS RATIO; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954592350     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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