Religion and BMI in Australia

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 217-228

  Kortt, Michael A ^a   Dollery, Brian ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

BMI; Health; Obesity; Religion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIAN; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RELIGION; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905051061     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-012-9621-x     Document Type: Article

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