Obesity in low-income rural women: Qualitative insights about physical activity and eating patterns

Women and Health

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-78

  Bove, Caron F ^a   Olson, Christine M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Eating patterns; Food insecurity; Obesity; Physical activity; Poverty; Qualitative research; Rural health; Transportation; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; OBESITY; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WAIST-HIP RATIO; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33845654062     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v44n01_04     Document Type: Article

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