A review of obesity issues in sexual minority women

Obesity

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 221-228

  Bowen, Deborah J ^a,c   Balsam, Kimberly F ^b   Ender, Samantha R ^c  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; BODY IMAGE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BISEXUALITY; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 39449103386     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.34     Document Type: Review

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