Are religiosity and spirituality associated with obesity among African Americans in the Southeastern United States (the Jackson Heart Study)?

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-48

  Reeves, Roy R ^a,b   Adams, Claire E ^a,b   Dubbert, Patricia M ^c   Hickson, DeMarc A ^b,d   Wyatt, Sharon B ^b,e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c South Central VA Mental Illness Research and Education Center ^*  (United States)

^d JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Body weight; Obesity; Religiosity; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SPIRITUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857450428     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-011-9552-y     Document Type: Article

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