Psychosocial risk factors, weight changes and risk of obesity: The Copenhagen City Heart Study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-130

  Iversen, Louise Bagger ^a   Strandberg Larsen, Katrine ^a   Prescott, Eva ^b   Schnohr, Peter ^b   Rod, Naja Hulvej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Life change events; Obesity; Prospective studies; Psychological stress; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860315986     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9659-9     Document Type: Article

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