Employment is associated with the health-related quality of life of morbidly obese persons

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1704-1709

  Lund, Randi Størdal ^a   Karlsen, Tor Ivar ^a,b,c   Hofsø, Dag ^a   Fredheim, Jan Magnus ^a   Røislien, Jo ^a,d   Sandbu, Rune ^a   Hjelmesæth, Jøran ^a  

^a VESTFOLD HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b Evjeklinikken   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Employment; Health related quality of life; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBID OBESITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84155165158     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-010-0289-6     Document Type: Review

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