Heart Healthy and Ethnically Relevant (HHER) Lifestyle trial for improving diet and physical activity in underserved African American women

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-104

  Parra Medina, Deborah ^a   Wilcox, Sara ^b   Wilson, Dawn K ^b   Addy, Cheryl L ^b   Felton, Gwen ^b   Poston, Mary Beth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Cardiovascular risk reduction; Diet; Exercise; Health disparities; Lifestyle intervention; Nutrition; Physical activity; Primary care; Underserved population; Women

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COUNSELING; DIETARY FATS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PAMPHLETS; SELF EFFICACY; TELEPHONE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 73049102076     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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