The association between obesity and health-related quality of life among urban latinos

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-18

  Wanat, Karolyn A ^a   Kovarik, Carrie L ^a   Shuman, Sara ^b   Whitaker, Robert C ^b   Foster, Gary D ^b   O'Brien, Matthew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Health related quality of life; Latino health; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 12; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893484247     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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