Health behaviors of older Chinese adults living in New York City

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-15

  Parikh, Nina S ^a   Fahs, Marianne C ^a   Shelley, Donna ^b   Yerneni, Rajeev ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese; Health behaviors; Immigrant populations; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASIAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW YORK CITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 58249101238     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-008-9125-5     Document Type: Article

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