Promoting physical activity in teen girls: Insight from focus groups

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 294-299

  Loman, Deborah G ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Exercise; Focus group; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBESITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 58149132475     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000334896.91720.86     Document Type: Article

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