Differences in Obesity Among Men of Diverse Racial and Ethnic Background

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 984-989

  Hill, Sarah E ^a,b   Bell, Caryn ^b   Bowie, Janice V ^b   Kelley, Elizabeth ^b   Furr Holden, Debra ^b   LaVeist, Thomas A ^b   Thorpe, Roland J ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

disparities; ethnicity; Hispanic subgroups; men; nativity; obesity; race

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIGRANT; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85021095785     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988315580348     Document Type: Article

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