Birthplace, length of time in the U.S., and language are associated with diet among inner-city Puerto Rican women

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 105-122

  Himmelgreen, David A ^a   Bretnall, Ann ^a   Perez Escamilla, Rafael ^b   Peng, Yukuei ^c   Bermudez, Angela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c HISPANIC HEALTH COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary acculturation; Health; Latinos

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; DIET; LATINO PEOPLE;

CONNECTICUT; HARTFORD; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 18844427633     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240590923514     Document Type: Article

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