Increasing BMI is associated with a progressive reduction in physical quality of life among overweight middle-aged men

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Derraik, José G B ^a   De Bock, Martin ^a   Hofman, Paul L ^a,b   Cutfield, Wayne S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Gravida: National Centre for Growth and Development   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84926443015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03677     Document Type: Article

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