Emerging adulthood: A critical age for preventing excess weight gain?

Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 571-588

  Van Kim, Nicole A ^a   Larson, Nicole ^a   Laska, Melissa N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875874740     PISSN: 19344287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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