Alternative methods for measuring obesity in African American Women

Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-39

  Clark, Ashley E ^a   Taylor, Jacquelyn Y ^a   Wu, Chun Yi ^b   Smith, Jennifer A ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Body mass index; Obesity; Percent body fat; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PERCENT BODY FAT; PERCENT BODY WATER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84875171843     PISSN: 00440086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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