The experience of group weight loss efforts among lesbians

Women and Health

Volumn 49, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 540-554

  Fogel, Sarah ^a   Young, Laura ^a   Mcpherson, J Bryan ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Group weight loss; Lesbians; Obesity; Phenomenology; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEAR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LESBIAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHAME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; FEAR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GROUP PROCESSES; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SHAME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 71849090383     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630240903424012     Document Type: Article

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