Obesity treatment tailored for a catholic faith community: A feasibility study

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 382-390

  Krukowski, Rebecca A ^a   Lueders, Natalie K ^a   Prewitt, T Elaine ^a   Williams, D Keith ^a   Smith West, Delia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Community health promotion; Intervention; Obesity; Religion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ARKANSAS; CATHOLICISM; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 77950274657     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309353645     Document Type: Article

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