Effects of immigration on selected health risk behaviors of black college students

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 113-120

  Kenya, Sonjia ^a   Brodsky, Mitchell ^a   Divale, William ^b   Allegrante, John P ^b   Fullilove, Robert E ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

African American health risk; Black health; College health; Immigration; National college health risk behavior survey; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; NEGRO; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

EID: 1442351322     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480309595733     Document Type: Article

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