Addressing barriers to health promotion in underserved women

Family and Community Health

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Timmerman, Gayle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Culture; Health promotion; Lifestyle change; Underserved women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845781016     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200701001-00006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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