Barriers to weight management among emirati women: A qualitative investigation of health professionals' perspectives

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-159

  Ali, Habiba ^a   Bernsen, Roos ^a   Baynouna, Latifa ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Health Authority Abu Dhabi   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WEIGHT LOSS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 70349487173     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/IQ.29.2.d     Document Type: Article

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