Recommendations for nutrition interventions with overweight African-American adolescents and young adults at the Atlanta Job Corps Center

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 111-126

  Dannelly, Jennifer McLeod ^a   Kicklighter, Jana R ^b   Hopkins, Barbara L ^d   Rivers, Brenda A ^c  

^a Dannelly Nutrition Counseling LLC   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Health and Wellness Services   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Adolescent nutrition; African Americans; Cultural diversity; Early intervention; Focus groups; Marketing of health services; Nutrition assessment; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; TREATMENT INDICATION; BODY MASS; EDUCATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GEORGIA; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; OBESITY; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 17144399974     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2005.0008     Document Type: Article

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