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1989 • 2,268 citations

Long-Term Morbidity and Mortality of Overweight Adolescents

1992 • 2,258 citations

A Prospective Study of Obesity and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women

1990 • 1,429 citations

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1990 • 727 citations

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1990 • 686 citations

Increasing Pediatric Obesity in the United States

1987 • 581 citations

The 10-Year Incidence of Overweight and Major Weight Gain in US Adults

1990 • 431 citations

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1993 • 386 citations

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1987 • 351 citations

Lose weight and win: A church-based weight loss program for blood pressure control among black women

1992 • 234 citations

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1990 • 234 citations

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1989 • 219 citations

Body Mass Index and Body Girths as Predictors of Mortality in Black and White Women

1992 • 189 citations

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1991 • 188 citations

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1991 • 157 citations

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1989 • 152 citations

Gender and Ethnic Differences in Obesity‐Related Behaviors and Attitudes In a College Sample

1991 • 140 citations

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1991 • 137 citations

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1989 • 126 citations

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1989 • 124 citations

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1992 • 121 citations

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1991 • 101 citations

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1991 • 97 citations

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1985 • 96 citations

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1990 • 90 citations

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1992 • 84 citations

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1994 • 81 citations

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1987 • 79 citations

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1986 • 77 citations

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1988 • 74 citations

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1990 • 67 citations

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1989 • 67 citations

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1990 • 63 citations

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1989 • 62 citations

Overweight and obesity in black women: a review of published data from the National Center for Health Statistics.

1987 • 52 citations

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1992 • 51 citations

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1992 • 40 citations

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1987 • 39 citations

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1991 • 34 citations

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1985 • 31 citations

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1994 • 23 citations

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1988 • 23 citations

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1990 • 15 citations

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1991 • 12 citations

Cross‐cultural Health Education: A Pedagogical Challenge

1988 • 12 citations

Operation Sunday School--educating caring hearts to be healthy hearts.

1990 • 6 citations

Minority Patients: Clinical Strategies to Promote Exercise

1993 • 4 citations

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1993 • 3 citations