Mental health, family function and obesity in African-American women

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 478-482

  Davis, Esa M ^a,c   Rovi, Sue ^b   Johnson, Mark S ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Mental health; Obesity; Psychosocial factors; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SIBLING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16244363995     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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