A Qualitative Exploration of Fishing and Fish Consumption in the Gullah/Geechee Culture

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1161-1170

  Ellis, Jamelle H ^a   Friedman, Daniela B ^a   Puett, Robin ^b   Scott, Geoffrey I ^c   Porter, Dwayne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health; Fish consumption; Health communication; Motivations; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; FISH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SEA FOOD; SOUTH CAROLINA; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CULTURE; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SEAFOOD; SOUTH CAROLINA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84912010727     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-014-9871-5     Document Type: Article

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