Gender, residence and ethnicity affect freshman BMI and dietary habits

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 513-524

  Freedman, Marjorie R ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Freshman weight gain; Residence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CALIFORNIA; DATA COLLECTION; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953920194     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.34.5.1     Document Type: Article

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