Factors associated with BMI, weight perceptions and trying to lose weight in African-American smokers

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-61

  Lee, Rebecca E ^a,b,c   Harris, Kari Jo ^a,b   Catley, Delwyn ^a,b   Shostrom, Valerie ^a,b   Choi, Simon ^a,b   Mayo, Matthew S ^a,b   Okuyemi, Kola ^a,b   Kaur, Harsohena ^a,b   Ahluwalia, Jasjit S ^a,b  

^a Univ of Kansas School of Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Minority groups; Obesity; Smoking cessation; Weight loss; Weight perception

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; DIET; DIET, REDUCING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 12344268851     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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