Weight management issues and strategies for people with high cardiovascular risk undertaking an Australian weight loss program: A focus group study

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 18-24

  Gallagher, Robyn ^a   Kirkness, Ann ^c   Armari, Elizabeth ^a   Davidson, Patricia M ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Focus group; Obesity; Perspective; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84857189209     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2011.00651.x     Document Type: Article

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