The relationship between body mass index and socioeconomic and demographic indicators: Evidence from Australia

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 135-142

  Kifle, Temesgen ^a   Desta, Isaac Hailemariam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Australia; Body mass index; HILDA survey data; Obesity; Socioeconomic status; Stereotype logit model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SOCIAL CLASS; THINNESS;

EID: 84858798822     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0288-y     Document Type: Article

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