Genetic and lifestyle causal beliefs about obesity and associated diseases among ethnically diverse patients: A structured interview study

Public Health Genomics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 83-93

  Sanderson, S C ^a   Diefenbach, M A ^a   Streicher, S A ^b   Jabs, E W ^a   Smirnoff, M ^a   Horowitz, C R ^a   Zinberg, R ^a   Clesca, C ^a   Richardson, L D ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behavior; Causal beliefs; Community genetics; Complex diseases; Diet; Exercise; Genomics; Obesity; Translational research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEALTH BELIEF; HEART DISEASE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; SMOKING;

EID: 84928214069     PISSN: 16624246     EISSN: 16628063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000343793     Document Type: Article

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