Physical activity in low-income postpartum women

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-114

  Wilkinson, Susan ^a,b   Huang, Chiu Mieh ^c   Walker, Lorraine O ^a,b   Sterling, Bobbie Sue ^a,b   Kim, Minseong ^b  

^a Epsilon Theta ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Low income; Pedometer; Physical activity; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COUNSELING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALGORITHMS; COUNSELING; DATA COLLECTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NURSE'S ROLE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXAS; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 3843091781     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2004.04022.x     Document Type: Article

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