Disconnections of African American Public Housing Residents: Connections to Physical Activity, Dietary Habits and Obesity

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 264-276

  Eugeni, Michelle L ^a   Baxter, Meggin ^a   Mama, Scherezade K ^a   Lee, Rebecca E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Diet; Exercise; Public housing; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PUBLIC HOUSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952438072     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9402-1     Document Type: Article

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