Neighborhood Disadvantage and Allostatic Load in African American Women at Risk for Obesity-Related Diseases

INTRODUCTION: African American women have higher rates of obesity and related chronic disease than other demographic groups. The poorer health of African American women compared with other groups may be explained by allostatic load, or cumulative physiologic stress, due to chronic socioeconomic disa...

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Published in:Prev Chronic Dis
Main Authors: Tan, Marissa, Mamun, Abdullah, Kitzman, Heather, Mandapati, Surendra Reddy, Dodgen, Leilani
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5703650/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29166248
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd14.170143
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