One size fits all? Race, gender and body mass index among U.S. adults

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1152-1158

  Bruce, Marino A ^a   Sims, Mario ^b   Miller, Stephania ^a   Elliott, Vanessa ^a   Ladipo, Marian ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Health disparities; Obesity; Race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 35349015726     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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