Interpersonal discrimination and markers of adiposity in longitudinal studies: a systematic review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1040-1049

  Bernardo, C de O ^a   Bastos, J L ^a   Gonzalez Chica D A ^b   Peres, M A ^c   Paradies, Y C ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adiposity; discrimination; health; inequities

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FAT; ABDOMINAL OBESITY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BULLYING; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RACISM; REVIEW; SEXISM; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADIPOSITY; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREJUDICE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 85019990835     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12564     Document Type: Review

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