Hair care practices as a barrier to physical activity in african american women

JAMA Dermatology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 310-314

  Hall, Rebecca R ^a   Francis, Shani ^d   Whitt Glover, Melicia ^b   Loftin Bell, Kismet ^c   Swett, Katrina ^a   McMichael, Amy J ^a,b  

^a Department of Dermatology ^*  (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Shalom Project   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GARDENING; HAIR CARE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INCOME; JOGGING; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP PRURITUS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORK;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BEAUTY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAIR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875398175     PISSN: 21686068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.1946     Document Type: Article

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