Gender differences in body mass index and weight loss strategies among African Americans

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1360-1362

  James, Delores C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEIGHT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WEIGHT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BODY IMAGE; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0242304410     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(03)01071-X     Document Type: Article

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