Black-white differences in social and economic consequences of obesity

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 166-173

  Averett, Susan ^a   Korenman, S ^b  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Obesity; Race; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MARRIAGE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIOECONOMICS;

PIERINAE;

EID: 0032905821     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800805     Document Type: Article

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