Personal, social and environmental correlates of healthy weight status amongst mothers from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods: Findings from the READI study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  MacFarlane, Abbie ^a   Abbott, Gavin ^a   Crawford, David ^a   Ball, Kylie ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 77952933067     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-23     Document Type: Article

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