Obesity among chronically homeless adults: Is it a problem?

Public Health Reports

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-

  Tsai, Jack ^a,b   Rosenheck, Robert A ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Educational and Clinical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD INSECURITY; GENDER; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNDERWEIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871684629     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491312800105     Document Type: Article

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