Cardiovascular disease risk factors in Anglo and Mexican American children and their mothers

Family and Community Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 57-72

  Broyles, Shelia L ^a   Nader, Philip R ^a,f,g   Sallis, James F ^a,b,f   Frank Spohrer, Gail C ^c,f   Berry, Charles C ^d,f   McKenzie, Thomas L ^e,f   Elder, John P ^a,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Department of Psychology ^*

^g Division of Community Pediatrics

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Eating behaviors; Ethnic influences; Physical activity; Risk factors; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010182549     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-199610000-00009     Document Type: Article

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