What women want: Understanding obesity and preferences for primary care weight-reduction interventions among African-American and Caucasian women

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1160-1170

  Blixen, Carol E ^a   Singh, Anisha ^b   Xu, Meng ^a   Thacker, Holly ^a   Mascha, Edward ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Culture; Obesity; Weight loss; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIETITIAN; EPIDEMIC; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERCEPTION; POLICY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; WEIGHT LOSS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33746683162     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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