Women's perceptions of neighborhood resources and hazards related to diet, physical activity, and smoking: Focus group results from economically distinct neighborhoods in a mid-sized U.S. city

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 98-106

  Yen, Irene H ^a,c   Scherzer, Teresa ^a   Cubbin, Catherine ^a   Gonzalez, Alma ^b   Winkleby, Marilyn A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Neighborhood; Prevention research; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CATERING SERVICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRIME; DIETARY INTAKE; FAMILY; FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35948935936     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-22.2.98     Document Type: Conference Paper

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