Incongruence in body image and body mass index: A surrogate risk marker in Black women for type 2 diabetes mellitus

BACKGROUND: Excess weight contributes to the development and progression of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Distorted body image amongst urban Black women and the perception that thinness is linked with HIV, may however be compounding the problem, particularly in areas with a high HIV burden. OBJEC...

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Autores principales: Devanathan, Rynal, Devanathan, Viveka, Esterhuizen, Tonya M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS OpenJournals 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4709484/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v5i1.496

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4709484/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v5i1.496

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