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

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  • Parisa Amiri
  • Fazlollah Ghofranipour
  • Fazlollah Ahmadi
  • Farhad Hosseinpanah
  • Ali Montazeri
  • Sara Jalali-Farahani
  • Ali Rastegarpour

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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

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  • Parisa Amiri & Fazlollah Ghofranipour & Fazlollah Ahmadi & Farhad Hosseinpanah & Ali Montazeri & Sara Jalali-Farahani & Ali Rastegarpour, 2011. "Barriers to a healthy lifestyle among obese adolescents: a qualitative study from Iran," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 56(2), pages 181-189, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:56:y:2011:i:2:p:181-189
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0119-6
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