Race/ethnic issues in obesity and obesity-related comorbidities

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2590-2594

  Cossrow, Nicole ^b   Falkner, Bonita ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IQVIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

COMORBIDITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942675089     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-0339     Document Type: Conference Paper

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