Dissatisfaction with ody size among low-income, postpartum black women

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 144-151

  Boyington, Josephine ^a,b   Johnson, Allan ^c   Carter Edwards, Lori ^d  

^a SHAW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Black women; Body image; Body size; Perceptions; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33947247139     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2007.00127.x     Document Type: Review

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