Determinants of body weight among men of different sexual orientation

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-131

  Deputy, Nicholas P ^a   Boehmer, Ulrike ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Homosexuality; Male; Nutrition; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CALIFORNIA; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 77954818663     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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