Barriers and motivators for strength training among women of color and Caucasian women

Women and Health

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 41-62

  O'Dougherty, Maureen ^a   Dallman, Amber ^b   Turcotte, Lucie ^c,d   Patterson, Joan ^e   Napolitano, Melissa ^f   Schmitz, Kathryn ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b St Paul Ramsey County Public Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e Division of Epidemiology   (United States)

^f TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Motivators; Strength training; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 52149099886     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630240802092241     Document Type: Article

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