Aging, weight, and health among adult lesbian and bisexual women: A metasynthesis of the multisite "healthy weight initiative" focus groups

LGBT Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 176-187

  Garbers, Samantha ^a,b   Mcdonnell, Cheryl ^c   Fogel, Sarah C ^d   Eliason, Michele ^e   Ingraham, Natalie ^f   Mcelroy, Jane A ^g   Radix, Anita ^h,i   Haynes, Suzanne G ^j  

^a Public Health Solutions   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c CDM SMITH   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Lyon Martin Women's Health Services   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^h NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Callen Lorde Community Health Center   (United States)

^j U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

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Author keywords

aging; bisexual; health promotion; lesbian; obesity; weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BISEXUALITY; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LESBIANISM; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BISEXUALITY; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84969135510     PISSN: 23258292     EISSN: 23258306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2014.0082     Document Type: Article

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