Intergenerational differences in food, physical activity, and body size perceptions among African migrants

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 740-754

  Renzaho, André M N ^a   McCabe, Marita ^a   Swinburn, Boyd ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Africa, sub Saharan; body image; exercise physical activity; families; obesity overweight; research, cross cultural

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICA; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; CHILD; DIET; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EXERCISE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84860499175     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732311425051     Document Type: Article

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