A Church-based intervention to change attitudes about physical activity among black adolescent girls: A feasibility study

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 221-230

  Thompson, Wanda M ^a   Berry, Diane ^a   Hu, Jie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Black; Church based intervention; Girls; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CHILD; DANCING; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PLEASURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DANCING; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PLEASURE; RELIGION; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84876438842     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/phn.12009     Document Type: Article

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