Attitudes and behaviors related to weight control in two diverse populations

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 674-680

  Nothwehr, Faryle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Exercise; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGEMENT; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE; BODY WEIGHT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 4444255517     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.02.034     Document Type: Article

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