Association between obesity and symptoms of depression of adults in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 132-137

  Laborde, José E ^a   Sáez Santiago, Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Adult depression; Obesity; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERTO RICO; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PUERTO RICO; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882627637     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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