Physical, behavioral, and body image characteristics in a tri-racial group of adolescent girls

Obesity Research

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1670-1679

  Perry, Arlette C ^a   Rosenblatt, Evelyn B ^a   Wang, Xuewen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Ethnicity; Nutrient intake; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY IMAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; METABOLISM; MINORITY GROUP; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY IMAGE; ENERGY INTAKE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MINORITY GROUPS; OBESITY;

EID: 16644384021     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2004.207     Document Type: Article

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