Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1081137 | Journal of Adolescent Health | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Excess weight during young adulthood should be avoided because it contributes to increases in death rates that may be independent of changes in weight experienced in later life. Further study is needed to better understand these associations in African-American men.
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Authors
June M.S., Ph.D., Kimberly P. Ph.D., Chin-Hua Ph.D., Jianwen Ph.D., Eva M.S.,