Social support and companionship among active African American women

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 673-685

  Harley, Amy E ^a   Katz, Mira L ^b   Heaney, Catherine A ^c   Duncan, Dustin T ^d   Buckworth, Janet ^b   Odoms Young, Angela ^e   Willis, Sharla K ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^f College of Applied Health Sciences ^*

Author keywords

African Americans; Physical activity; Qualitative research; Social support; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350464637     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.33.6.5     Document Type: Article

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