Parameters of obesity in African-American women

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 481-484

  Railey, Michael T ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Controllable; Diabetes; Hypertension; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034302921     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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