Racism, Segregation, and Risk of Obesity in the Black Women's Health Study
Abstract
We assessed the relation of experiences of racism to the incidence of obesity and the modifying impact of residential racial segregation in the Black Women's Health Study, a follow-up study of US black women. Racism scores were created from 8 questions asked in 1997 and 2009 about the frequency of “everyday” racism (e.g., “people act as if you are dishonest”) and of “lifetime” racism (e.g., unfair treatment on the job). Residential segregation...
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Title
Racism, Segregation, and Risk of Obesity in the Black Women's Health Study
Published Date
Feb 27, 2014
Volume
179
Issue
7
Pages
875 - 883
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