Association of body size estimation and age in African-American females

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 216-221

  Williamson, Donald A ^a   White, M A ^a   Newton Jr , R ^a   Alfonso, A ^a   Stewart, T M ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Age; Body image; Body image assessment for obesity (BIA O); Body size estimation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33144490663     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03327488     Document Type: Article

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