Determinants of Successful Weight Loss in Low-Income African American Women: A Positive Deviance Analysis

Objective: We set out to investigate the behaviors of low-income African American women who successfully lost weight. Methods: From an urban, academic, family medicine practice, we used a mixed methods positive deviance approach to evaluate 35 low-income African American women who were obese and los...

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Main Authors: Elaine Seaton Banerjee, Sharon J. Herring, Katelyn Hurley, Katherine Puskarz, Kyle Yebernetsky, Marianna LaNoue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2150132718792136