Obesity and health status in rural, urban, and suburban Southern women

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 666-671

  Ramsey, Priscilla W ^a   Glenn, L Lee ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0036067547     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200207000-00003     Document Type: Article

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