Shared norms and their explanation for the social clustering of obesity

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Hruschka, Daniel J ^a   Brewis, Alexandra A ^a   Wutich, Amber ^a   Morin, Benjamin ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARIZONA; BODY MASS INDEX; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81555220081     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300053     Document Type: Article

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