Determinants of physical activity among Somali women living in Maine

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 300-306

  Devlin, John T ^a   Dhalac, Deqa ^b   Suldan, Asha A ^c   Jacobs, Ana ^a   Guled, Khadija ^d   Bankole, Kolawole A ^b  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b City of Portland Public Health and Human Services Department   (United States)

^c Oral Hygiene Program   (United States)

^d Pepperdine Community Counseling Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral determinants; Immigrant; Obesity; Physical activity; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOMALIA; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MAINE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOMALIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860842175     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-011-9469-2     Document Type: Article

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