Emotional Health Predicts Changes in Body Mass Index (BMI-z) Among Black and Latino Youth

Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2015 Jun;54(7):693-6. doi: 10.1177/0009922815574080. Epub 2015 Feb 26.

Authors

Maryam M Jernigan¹, Lisa Rosenthal², Amy Carroll-Scott³, Susan M Peters⁴, Catherine McCaslin⁵, Jeanette R Ickovics⁴

Affiliations

¹ Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA maryam.jernigan@yale.edu.
² Pace University, New York, NY, USA.
³ Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA Drexel School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
⁴ Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA.
⁵ New Haven Public Schools, New Haven, CT, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Black or African American / psychology*
Black or African American / statistics & numerical data
Body Mass Index*
Child
Emotions*
Female
Hispanic or Latino / psychology*
Hispanic or Latino / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Mental Health*
Obesity / psychology*
Prospective Studies
Urban Population / statistics & numerical data

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