Cultural factors affecting diet and pregnancy outcome of Mexican American adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 227-237

  Gutierrez, Yolanda M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Adolescents; Latinas; Mexican Americans; Nutrition; Pregnancy; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AGED; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032765982     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(99)00016-6     Document Type: Article

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