Body mass index and health-related quality of life in apparently healthy individuals

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 67-74

  Korhonen, Päivi E ^a,b,c   Seppälä, Tellervo ^c   Järvenpää, Salme ^d   Kautiainen, Hannu ^e,f  

^a Satakunta Hospital District   (Finland)

^b Central Satakunta Health Federation of Municipalities ^*  (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d Medcare Foundation   (Finland)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body mass index; EQ 5D; Health behavior; Health related quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84895059485     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-013-0433-6     Document Type: Article

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