Obesity in the elderly: More complicated than you think

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-61

  Cetin, Derrick C ^a   Nasr, Gaelle ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; COMPLICATION; DIET; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SARCOPENIA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SARCOPENIA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84891761466     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.81a.12165     Document Type: Review

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