Open AccessImpacts of Long-term Obesity on the Health Status of Samoan and Tongan Men in the United States: Results from the Pacific Islander Health Study
Author(s) -
Sela V. Panapasa,
James McNally,
Steven G. Heeringa,
David R. Williams
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
ethnicity and disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1945-0826
pISSN - 1049-510X
DOI - 10.18865/ed.25.3.279
Subject(s) - samoan , pacific islanders , obesity , term (time) , medicine , gerontology , demography , health equity , environmental health , public health , sociology , nursing , population , philosophy , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics
To examine the impacts of long-standing obesity (BMIs ≥ 30.0 kg/m(2)) on health outcomes among Samoan and Tongan men (aged ≥ 18 years) in California using a life course perspective.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom