Weight, diet, and physical activity-related beliefs and practices among pregnant and postpartum latino women: The role of social support

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-104

  Thornton, Pamela L ^a   Kieffer, Edith C ^a   Salabarría Peña, Yamir ^b   Odoms Young, Angela ^c   Willis, Sharla K ^d   Kim, Helen ^a   Salinas, Maria A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet and weight; Latinas; Physical activity; Pregnancy; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MOTIVATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELATIVE; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; LIFE STYLE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MICHIGAN; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33645152310     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-005-0025-3     Document Type: Article

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