Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 41, Issue 3 , Pages 207-211 , May 2009

A Qualitative Assessment of Weight Control among Rural Kansas Women

  • Andrea C. Ely, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Andrea C. Ely, MD, MSc, Department of Internal Medicine, MSN 1020, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160; Phone: (913) 588-6087; Fax (913) 588-3877
    • ,
  • Christie Befort, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
    • ,
  • Angela Banitt, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
    • ,
  • Cheryl Gibson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
    • ,
  • Debra Sullivan, RD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

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 This work was funded by a Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) K12 grant to Dr. Ely (University of Kansas Medical Center, PI Drs. Soares and Thomas) and a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute K23 grant to Dr. Ely (PI, 1 K23HL085125-01A1).

PII: S1499-4046(08)00616-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2008.04.355

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 41, Issue 3 , Pages 207-211 , May 2009

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