Changes in health-related quality of life among African-Americans in a lifestyle weight loss program

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1025-1033

  Hope, Aluko A ^a   Kumanyika, Shiriki K ^b   Shults, Justine ^b   Holmes, William C ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Ethnic groups; Health promotion; Health related quality of life; Intervention studies; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79951717506     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9669-6     Document Type: Article

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