Concepts of healthy diet among Urban, low-income, African Americans

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 754-762

  Lucan, Sean C ^a   Barg, Frances K ^b,c   Karasz, Alison ^a   Palmer, Christina S ^c   Long, Judith A ^c,d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Fast food; Fruits and vegetables; Low income; Qualitative research; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHILADELPHIA; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; URBAN POPULATION; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864028323     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-011-9508-x     Document Type: Article

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