Rising trend in obesity in Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites: Is it due to cigarette smoking cessation?

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1689-1694

  Burke, J P ^a   Hazuda, H P ^b   Stern, M P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Obesity; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

PIERINAE;

EID: 0033647405     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801439     Document Type: Article

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