Barriers and facilitators of weight management: Perspectives of Arab women at risk for type 2 diabetes

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-228

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

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Health Authority Abu Dhabi   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Emirati women; Focus group interviews; Type 2 diabetes prevention; United Arab Emirates; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ADULT; ARABS; BODY IMAGE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77349114025     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2009.00896.x     Document Type: Article

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