Outcome expectations, barriers, and strategies for healthful eating: A perspective from adolescents from low-income families

Family and Community Health

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-27

  Evans, Alexandra E ^a   Wilson, Dawn K ^a   Buck, Jacquelynn ^a   Torbett, Heather ^a   Williams, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Focus groups; Healthful eating; Low income adolescents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIET; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIET; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY;

EID: 33644829183     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200601000-00004     Document Type: Review

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