Paradoxes in obesity with mid-life African American women

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-25

  Gaston, Marilyn Hughes ^a   Porter, Gayle K ^a   Thomas, Veronica G ^b  

^a Gaston and Porter Health Improvement Center Inc   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Obesity; Socioeconomic status; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EATING HABIT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79951602282     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30238-8     Document Type: Article

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