Sexual abuse, sexual orientation, and obesity in women

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1525-1532

  Smith, Helen A ^a   Markovic, Nina ^a   Danielson, Michelle E ^a   Matthews, Alicia ^b   Youk, Ada ^a   Talbott, Evelyn O ^a   Larkby, Cynthia ^c   Hughes, Tonda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INCOME; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77955263747     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1763     Document Type: Article

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