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| Elizabeth B LynchSummaryAffiliation: Northwestern University Country: USA Publications
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Explanatory models of illness: a study of within-culture variationElizabeth Lynch
Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, 680 N Lake Shore Drive, Suite 1102 Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611 4402, USA
Cogn Psychol 53:285-309. 2006..These results suggest that domain-specificity theory is supported for groups with extensive exposure to western medicine but does not explain energy models of illness. Implications for other cultural models of illness are discussed...- Cardiovascular disease risk factor knowledge in young adults and 10-year change in risk factors: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) StudyElizabeth B Lynch
Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611 4402, USA
Am J Epidemiol 164:1171-9. 2006..06) but was unrelated to other risk factor changes. Knowledge of CVD risk factors was very low in these young adults but increased with the presence of risk factors. Knowledge alone did not predict 10-year changes in risk factors... - Association of ethnicity and socioeconomic status with judgments of body size: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) StudyElizabeth Lynch
Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60601, USA
Am J Epidemiol 165:1055-62. 2007..Learning to make medically accurate judgments of healthy body size may increase the motivation to lose weight in some persons... 
A qualitative study of quality of life after stroke: the importance of social relationshipsElizabeth B Lynch
Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612 3244, USA
J Rehabil Med 40:518-23. 2008..Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability in the USA; however, we have an incomplete understanding of how stroke affects long-term quality of life...- Concepts of healthful food among low-income African American womenElizabeth B Lynch
Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg Medical School, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 44:154-9. 2012..Describe beliefs about what makes foods healthful among low-income African American women... - Comparison of risk factors for cardiovascular mortality in black and white adultsMercedes R Carnethon
Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill 60611, USA
Arch Intern Med 166:1196-202. 2006..We investigated whether traditional cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors were similarly associated with CVD mortality in black and white men and women... 
Delay discounting and intake of ready-to-eat and away-from-home foods in overweight and obese womenBradley M Appelhans
Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1700 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Appetite 59:576-84. 2012..Impulsivity was associated with the quantity of away-from-home and ready-to-eat foods consumed, but not the frequency of their consumption. Home food preparation may be critical to weight control for impulsive individuals...- Feasibility and acceptability of internet grocery service in an urban food desert, chicago, 2011-2012Bradley M Appelhans
Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1700 W Van Buren St, Suite 470, Chicago, IL 60612 E mail
Prev Chronic Dis 10:E67. 2013..IGS programs could have a role in improving urban food access if they have competitive prices, provide rapid delivery, and incorporate strategies to discourage purchasing of discretionary caloric beverages... - Food group categories of low-income African American womenElizabeth B Lynch
Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1700 W Van Buren, Chicago, IL 60612 3244, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 43:157-64. 2011..Describe lay food group categories of low-income African American women and assess the overlap of lay food groups and MyPyramid food groups...