Church-based obesity treatment for African-American women improves adherence

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 246-255

  Sbrocco, Tracy ^a   Carter, Michele M ^b   Lewis, Evelyn L ^a   Vaughn, Nicole A ^a   Kalupa, Kimberly L ^a   King, Sandra ^a   Suchday, Sonia ^a   Osborn, Robyn L ^a   Cintrón, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; African Americans; Obesity treatment; Weight maintenance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNIVERSITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIET RECORDS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 17644379965     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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