The hunger-obesity paradox: Obesity in the homeless

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 952-964

  Koh, Katherine A ^a,b   Hoy, Jessica S ^a   O'Connell, James J ^a   Montgomery, Paul ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Homeless; Malnutrition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUNGER; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; HUNGER; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878514404     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-012-9708-4     Document Type: Article

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