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Optimistic Bias, Risk Factors, and Development of High Blood Pressure and Obesity among African American Adolescents in Mississippi (USA)

Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions and is linked to hypertension among African American youth. Optimistic bias influences behavior of youth causing them to underestimate their susceptibility to negative health outcomes. This study explored adolescent behaviors and prevalence of high...

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Autores principales: White, Monique S., Addison, Clifton C., Campbell Jenkins, Brenda W., Bland, Vanessa, Clark, Adrianne, Antoine LaVigne, Donna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5334763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28230728
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14020209