Prime time sister circles™: Evaluating a gender-specific, culturally relevant health intervention to decrease major risk factors in mid-life African-American women

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 428-438

  Gaston, Marilyn Hughes ^a   Porter, Gayle K ^b   Thomas, Veronica G ^c  

^a Gaston and Porter Health Improvement Center Inc   (United States)

^b Gaston and Porter Health Improvement Center   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Risk factors; Support groups; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM; DIETARY INTAKE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STRESS; STRESS MANAGEMENT; STUDENT T TEST; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CULTURE; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34247222139     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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