Maturitas
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 116-125 , 20 September 2006

Depressive symptoms, physical activity, and weight gain in premenopausal Latina and White women

  • Teresa C. Juarbe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Health Care Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 415 476 9493; fax: +1 415 753 2161.
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  • Yolanda Gutiérrez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Health Care Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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  • Catherine Gilliss

      Affiliations

    • Duke University, Dunham, NC, USA
    • ,
  • Kathryn A. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Health Care Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

Received 10 May 2005 ,Revised 8 October 2005 ,Accepted 11 October 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2005.10.006

Maturitas
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 116-125 , 20 September 2006

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