Factors associated with physical activity levels in African-American women with type 2 diabetes

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 209-217

  Komar Samardzija, Melanie ^a   Braun, Lynne T ^b   Keithley, Joyce K ^b   Quinn, Lauretta T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Body image discrepancy; Diabetes type 2; Physical activity; Research; Self efficacy; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84859376047     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2011.00674.x     Document Type: Article

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