Overweight among refugee children after arrival in the United States

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 246-256

  Hervey, Katrina ^a   Vargas, Delfino ^c   Klesges, Lisa ^d   Fischer, Philip R ^b   Trippel, Sally ^b   Juhn, Young J ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Author keywords

Body mass index; Child; Obesity; Overweight; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFUGEE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; REFUGEES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 63249127703     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0118     Document Type: Article

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