Overweight and stunting in migrant Hispanic children in the USA

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 215-240

  Markowitz, Diane L ^a   Cosminsky, Sheila ^b  

^a ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural laborers; Children; Economic deprivation; Height; Migrants; Obesity; Stunting

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STUNTING SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22144488463     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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