Diabetes and obesity risks in African American young adult freshmen attending a historically black college/university

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1096-1118

  Owens, Chequita Smith ^a  

^a LANGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African americans; Diabetes; Disease prevention; Freshmen; Health promotion; Nutrition; Obesity; Physical activity; Students; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MORPHOMETRICS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149183071     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0078     Document Type: Article

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