Influence of alternative lifestyles on self-reported body weight and health characteristics in women

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 321-327

  Simões Wüst, Ana Paula ^a   Kummeling, Ischa ^b   Mommers, Monique ^b   Huber, Machteld A S ^c   Rist, Lukas ^a   Van De Vijver, Lucy P L ^c   Dagnelie, Pieter C ^b   Thijs, Carel ^b  

^a Paracelsus Hospital Richterswil   (Switzerland)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c LOUIS BOLK INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; LIFESTYLE; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; LIFE STYLE; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SMOKING;

EID: 84897466762     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckt045     Document Type: Article

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