Reduced Quality of Life in Very Overweight Mexican American Adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 366-368

  Tyler, Chermaine ^a   Johnston, Craig A ^a   Fullerton, Ginny ^b   Foreyt, John P ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Mexican American; QOL; Quality of Life; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TEXAS;

EID: 33847704152     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.10.015     Document Type: Article

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