Barriers to a healthy lifestyle among obese adolescents: a qualitative study from Iran

Parisa Amiri (), Fazlollah Ghofranipour (), Fazlollah Ahmadi (), Farhad Hosseinpanah (), Ali Montazeri (), Sara Jalali-Farahani () and Ali Rastegarpour ()

International Journal of Public Health, 2011, vol. 56, issue 2, 189 pages

Abstract: Findings demonstrated the main personal and environmental barriers for a healthy life style as perceived by adolescents. Understanding these barriers might contribute to existing literature by providing evidence from a different culture, and help to design effective preventive strategies, and implement appropriate interventions. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2011

Keywords: Barriers; Life style; Adolescents; Obesity; Overweight; Qualitative study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0119-6

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