Perceived weight status may contribute to education inequalities in five-year weight change among mid-aged women

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 284-291

  Siu, Jessica ^a   Giskes, Katrina ^a   Shaw, Jonathan ^b   Turrell, Gavin ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Education; Weight change; Weight control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT PERCEPTION;

EID: 79959914441     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00705.x     Document Type: Article

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