Descriptive study of educated African American women successful at weight-loss maintenance through lifestyle changes

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1272-1279

  Barnes, Ann Smith ^a   Kimbro, Rachel T ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Successful weight loss; Weight control registry; Weight loss maintenance

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY WEIGHT; CATERING SERVICE; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING HABIT; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAL; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84866928509     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2060-2     Document Type: Article

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