Body image and weight loss maintenance in elderly African American hypertensives

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 163-173

  Heinberg, Leslie J ^c   Haythornthwaite, Jennifer A ^d   Rosofsky, Wendie ^a   McCarron, Phyllis ^a   Clarke, Alicia ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE

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EID: 0034409594     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.24.3.1     Document Type: Article

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