Adiposity adversely influences quality of life among adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 649-653

  Gopinath, Bamini ^a   Baur, Louise A ^a,b   Burlutsky, George ^a   Mitchell, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body mass index; Obesity; Percent body fat; Quality of life; Sydney Childhood Eye Study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; FAT BODY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ASPECT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84876679125     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.11.010     Document Type: Article

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