Body-shape perceptions and body mass index of older African American and European American women

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-264

  Schuler, Petra B ^a   Vinci, Debra ^a   Isosaari, Robert M ^a   Philipp, Steven F ^a   Todorovich, John ^a   Roy, Jane L P ^b   Evans, Retta R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; BMI; Body shape; Obesity; Race

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 49349111312     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-008-9061-y     Document Type: Article

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