Low-income, Pregnant, African American Women's Views on Physical Activity and Diet

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 195-202

  Groth, Susan W ^a   Morrison Beedy, Dianne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Antepartum care; Diet; Nutrition; Physical activity; Populations; Pregnancy; Qualitative research; Vulnerable

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNICITY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; URBAN AREA; WEIGHT GAIN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; APPETITE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FAST FOODS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTENTION; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TASTE; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876471024     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2012.00203.x     Document Type: Article

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