Acculturation and body mass among Latina women

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-73

  Fuentes Afflick, Elena ^a,c   Hessol, Nancy A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNDERWEIGHT; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; SAN FRANCISCO; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 38849167486     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0389     Document Type: Article

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