Self-perceived health, quality of life, and health-related behavior in obesity: Is social status a mediator?

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 124, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 271-275

  Burkert, Nathalie T ^a   Freidl, Wolfgang ^a   Muckenhuber, Johanna ^a   Stronegger, Willibald J ^a   Rásky, Éva ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Health related behavior; Obesity; Quality of life; Self perceived health; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRIA; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863719208     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: 16137671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-012-0160-y     Document Type: Article

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