Using positive deviance for determining successful weight-control practices

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 563-579

  Stuckey, Heather L ^a   Boan, Jarol ^b   Kraschnewski, Jennifer L ^b   Miller Day, Michelle ^c   Lehman, Erik B ^a   Sciamanna, Christopher N ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

interviews; obesity overweight; semistructured; weight management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; RECORDING; TIME; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BENCHMARKING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TAPE RECORDING; TIME FACTORS; VEGETABLES; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953107897     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732310386623     Document Type: Article

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