Acculturation, socioeconomic status, and obesity in Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans, and Puerto Ricans

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 91-96

  Khan, L K ^a   Sobal, J ^b   Martorell, R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Education; Generation; HHANES; Income

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCOME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0031020344     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800367     Document Type: Article

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