Healthy Weight in Lesbian and Bisexual Women Aged 40 and Older: An Effective Intervention in 10 Cities Using Tailored Approaches

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 26, Issue , 2016, Pages S18-S35

  McElroy, Jane A ^a   Haynes, Suzanne G ^b   Eliason, Michele J ^c   Wood, Susan F ^d   Gilbert, Tess ^e   Barker, Linda Toms ^f   Minnis, Alexandra M ^g  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

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

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Jacobs Institute for Women's Health   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^f IMPAQ International LLC   (United States)

^g RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL FEMALE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HOMOSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINDFULNESS; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGE; TREATMENT DURATION; VEGETABLE; WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO; BISEXUALITY; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; LESBIANISM; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERWEIGHT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL MINORITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OVERWEIGHT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL MINORITIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84991696408     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2016.05.002     Document Type: Article

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