Environmental factors that impact the eating behaviors of low-income african american adolescents in Baltimore City

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 652-660

  Christiansen, Karina M H ^a   Qureshi, Farah ^a   Schaible, Alex ^a   Park, Sohyun ^a   Gittelsohn, Joel ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Child; Eating behavior; Environment; Overweight; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHILD; EATING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; OVERWEIGHT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BALTIMORE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NARRATION; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84887183325     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2013.05.009     Document Type: Article

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