Women's perceptions of the relationship between recent life events, transitions, and diet in midlife: Findings from a focus group study

Women and Health

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 234-251

  Brown, Natasha A ^a   Smith, Katherine Clegg ^b   Kromm, Elizabeth Edsall ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

dietary decisions; life events; midlife

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DIET; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE EVENT; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; DIET; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84860913254     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2012.658493     Document Type: Article

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