Feasibility of an evidence-based weight loss intervention for a faith-based, rural, African American population

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Kim Yeary, Karen Hye Cheon ^a   Cornell, Carol E ^b   Turner, Jerome ^c   Moore, Page ^b   Bursac, Zoran ^b   Prewitt, T Elaine ^b   West, Delia Smith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Boys Girls Adults Community Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; ETHNOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MENTAL HEALING; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84865416031     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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