Disparities by ethnicity and socioeconomic status in the use of weight loss treatments

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-70

  Tsai, Adam Gilden ^a,e   Wadden, Thomas A ^a   Pillitteri, Janine L ^b   Sembower, Mark A ^b   Gerlach, Karen K ^b   Kyle, Theodore K ^c   Burroughs, Valentine J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PINNEY ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^d Via Christi Rehabilitation Center   (United States)

^e Mail Stop C 263 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STATUS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 61449139117     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30813-0     Document Type: Article

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