Weight loss maintenance in African-American women: Focus group results and questionnaire development

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 915-922

  Barnes, Ann Smith ^a   Goodrick, G Kenneth ^a   Pavlik, Valory ^a   Markesino, Jennifer ^a   Laws, Donna Y ^a   Taylor, Wendell C ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Focus group; Theory of planned behavior; Weight loss maintenance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 34249938121     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0195-3     Document Type: Article

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