Parity and body weight in the united states: Differences by race and size of place of residence

Obesity Research

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1263-1269

  Lee, Soo Kyung ^a   Sobal, Jeffery ^b   Frongillo, Edward A ^b   Olson, Christine M ^b   Wolfe, Wendy S ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Metropolitan; Parity; Race; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33644692264     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2005.150     Document Type: Article

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