Chronic stress and decreased physical exercise: Impact on weight for African American women

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-191

  Moore Greene, Gracie M ^a   Gross, Susan M ^b   Silver, Kristi D ^c   Perrino, Carrol S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

^d MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Chronic stress; Physical exercise; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC STRESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACISM; SALIENT STRESSOR IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREJUDICE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862172423     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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