Identification of facilitators and barriers to participation in weight gain prevention research by African American girls

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-45

  Stockton, Michelle B ^a   McClanahan, Barbara S ^a   Lanctot, Jennifer Q ^b   Klesges, Robert C ^c   Beech, Bettina M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health promotion program; Obesity; Participation and adherence; Recruitment and retention

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PREVENTION STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRIENDS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84855342149     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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