Rural appalachian perspectives on heart health: Social ecological contexts

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 134-143

  Mudd Martin, Gia ^a   Biddle, Martha J ^a   Chung, Misook L ^a   Lennie, Terry A ^a   Bailey, Alison L ^b   Casey, Baretta R ^c   Novak, M J ^d   Moser, Debra K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachia; Cardiovascular disease; Focus groups; Health behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPALACHIAN REGION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888872739     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.38.1.14     Document Type: Review

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