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Obesity epidemiology / Frank B. Hu.
Holman Biotech Commons RA645.O23 H8 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hu, Frank B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Obesity--United States--Epidemiology.
- Obesity.
- Obesity--Complications--United States.
- Obesity--Risk factors--United States.
- Obesity--epidemiology.
- Obesity--Complications.
- Epidemiology.
- United States.
- Epidemiologic Methods.
- Obesity--complications.
- Risk Factors.
- Medical Subjects:
- Obesity--epidemiology.
- United States.
- Epidemiologic Methods.
- Obesity--complications.
- Risk Factors.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 498 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Study designs and measurements
- ch. 1. Introduction to obesity epidemiology / Frank B. Hu
- ch. 2. Descriptive epidemiology of obesity trends / Frank B. Hu
- ch. 3. Analytic epidemiologic designs in obesity research / Frank B. Hu
- ch. 4. Interpreting epidemiologic evidence and causal inference in obesity research / Frank B. Hu
- ch. 5. Measurements of adiposity and body composition / Frank B. Hu
- ch. 6. Dietary assessment methods / Frank B. Hu
- ch. 7. Physical activity measurements / Frank B. Hu
- pt. 2. Epidemiologic studies of consequences of obesity
- ch. 8. Metabolic consequences of obesity / Frank B. Hu
- ch. 9. Obesity and cardiovascular disease / Frank B. Hu
- ch. 10. Obesity and cancer / Eugenia E. Calle
- ch. 11. Obesity and mortality / Frank B. Hu
- ch. 12. Obesity and health-related quality of life / Daniel Kim and Ichiro Kawachi
- ch. 13. Economic costs of obesity / Graham A. Colditz and Y. Claire Wang
- pt. 3. Epidemiologic studies of determinants of obesity
- ch. 14. Diet, nutrition, and obesity / Frank B. Hu
- ch. 15. Physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and obesity / Frank B. Hu
- ch. 16. Sleep deprivation and obesity / Sanjay R. Patel and Frank B. Hu
- ch. 17. Social determinants of obesity / Gary G. Bennett, Kathleen Y. Wolin, and Dustin T. Duncan
- ch. 18. Metabolic and hormonal predictors of obesity / Frank B. Hu
- ch. 19. Developmental origins of obesity / Matthew W. Gillman
- ch. 20. Predictors and consequences of childhood obesity / Alison E. Field
- ch. 21. Genetic predictors of obesity / Frank B. Hu
- ch. 22. Gene-environment interactions and obesity / Frank B. Hu.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780195312911
- 0195312910
- OCLC:
- 156863701
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