Challenges for overweight and obese urban women

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1011-1014

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Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ARTHRITIS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MINORITY GROUP; NOTE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; LEGAL ASPECT; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS;

FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POVERTY; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77957223765     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181fae8ac     Document Type: Note

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