Racial influences associated with weight-related beliefs in African American and Caucasian women

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-5

  Malpede, Christie Z ^a,b   Greene, Lori F ^a   Fitzpatrick, Stephanie L ^a   Jefferson, Wendy K ^a   Shewchuk, Richard M ^a   Baskin, Monica L ^a   Ard, Jamy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Caucasian; Culture; Nominal group technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EATING HABIT; ESTHETICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY WEIGHT; CULTURE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS;

EID: 33846922594     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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