Weight loss behaviors and smoking in college students of diverse ethnicity

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 115-124

  George, Valerie A ^a   Johnson, Paulette ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIGENIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET, REDUCING; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0035287108     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.25.2.4     Document Type: Article

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