Low-income African American women's beliefs regarding exercise during pregnancy

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1180-1187

  Krans, Elizabeth E ^a   Chang, Judy C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Exercise; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OBESITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OBESITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865643255     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0883-9     Document Type: Article

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