Experiences Accompanying Postpartum Weight Loss: Benefits, Successes, and Well-Being

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 577-591

  Montgomery, Kristen S ^a   Aniello, Tracy D ^b   Phillips, Jennifer D ^b   Kirkpatrick, Terrie ^b   Catledge, Courtney ^b   Braveboy, Kristin ^b   O'Rourke, Carol ^b   Patel, Neema ^b   Prophet, Malshundria ^b   Cooper, Anita ^b   Parker, Christie ^b   Mosely, Lori ^b   Douglas, Gaye M ^b   Schalles, Lindsay F ^a   Hatmaker Flanigan, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84879689261     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2012.736568     Document Type: Article

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