Obese adolescents report better health-related quality of life than obese young adults

John Dixon; Toni L Rice; Elisabeth Lambert; Gavin William Lambert

doi:10.1007/s11695-015-1677-8

Obese adolescents report better health-related quality of life than obese young adults

John Dixon, Toni L Rice, Elisabeth Lambert, Gavin William Lambert

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Impairment in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is described as a major concern for severely obese adolescents seeking intentional weight loss. We aimed to compare HRQOL in obese adolescents seeking weight loss with body mass index (BMI)-matched younger adults and community norms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2135 - 2142
Number of pages	8
Journal	Obesity Surgery
Volume	25
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-015-1677-8
Publication status	Published - 2015

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Obese adolescents report better health-related quality of life than obese young adults

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