Latino church leaders' perspectives on childhood obesity prevention

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3 SUPPL. 3, 2013, Pages

  He, Meizi ^a   Wilmoth, Summer ^a   Bustos, David ^a   Jones, Timothy ^a   Leeds, Jessica ^a   Yin, Zenong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLERGY; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; COOKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RELIGION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CHILD; CULTURE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEXAS;

EID: 84883001551     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.11.014     Document Type: Article

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