Attitudes towards health and exercise of overweight women

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-30

  Khanam, Salma ^a   Costarelli, Vassiliki ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bangladeshi women; Diet; Exercise; Overweight; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUNNING; SWIMMING; WALKING;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS INDEX; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 37449023077     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1466424007085225     Document Type: Article

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