The influence of gender and socioeconomic factors on Hispanic/white differences in body mass index

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 203-211

  Winkleby, Marilyn A ^a   Gardner, Christopher D ^a   Taylor, C Barr ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; body mass index; community studies; education; ethnic groups; health behavior; Hispanic Americans; obesity; sex; social class

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0029863226     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1996.0047     Document Type: Article

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