Culturally Specific Dance to Reduce Obesity in African American Women

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 465-473

  Murrock, Carolyn J ^a   Gary, Faye A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; body fat; body mass index; church based programs; culturally specific dance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MUSIC THERAPY; OBESITY; RELIGION;

ADIPOSITY; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DANCE THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROTESTANTISM;

EID: 78349299089     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839908323520     Document Type: Article

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