Self-reported general health and Body Mass Index: A U-shaped relationship?

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 938-945

  Norman, P ^a   Fraser, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body Mass Index; Health Survey for England; Obesity; Self reported health; Underweight

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; OBESITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNDERWEIGHT; UNITED KINGDOM;

BODY MASS INDEX; HEALTH SURVEY FOR ENGLAND; OBESITY; SELF-REPORTED HEALTH; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; THINNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84887240881     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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