A cross-sectional analysis of patterns of obesity in a cohort of working nurses and midwives in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 727-738

  Bogossian, Fiona E ^a   Hepworth, Julie ^a   Leong, Gary M ^a,c   Flaws, Dylan F ^a   Gibbons, Kristen S ^a,b   Benefer, Christine A ^a   Turner, Catherine T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MATER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

BMI; Electronic survey; Midwives; Nurses; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE; NURSE MIDWIFE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSES; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84861529149     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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