Ethnic, socioeconomic, and lifestyle correlates of obesity in U.S. women: The women's health initiative

Clinical Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 225-234

  Manson, J E ^a   Lewis, C E ^a   Kotchen, J M ^a   Allen, C ^a   Johnson, K C ^a   Stefanick, M ^a   Foreyt, J ^a   Klesges, R ^a   Tinker, L ^a   Noonan, E ^a   Perri, M G ^a   Dallas Hall, W ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Exercise; Lifestyle factors; Obesity; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEGRO; OBESITY; PARITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035679495     PISSN: 15270289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/cjwh.2001.30069     Document Type: Article

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