Perceptions on healthy eating, physical activity and lifestyle advice: Opportunities for adapting lifestyle interventions to individuals with low socioeconomic status

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bukman, Andrea J ^a   Teuscher, Dorit ^b   Feskens, Edith J M ^a   Van Baak, Marleen A ^b   Meershoek, Agnes ^c   Renes, Reint Jan ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Healthy eating; Perceptions on lifestyle; Physical activity; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROFIT; SOCIAL STATUS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; COST; COUNSELING; DIET; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84924070835     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1036     Document Type: Article

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