Household income, maternal acculturation, maternal education level and health behaviors of Chinese-American children and mothers

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-204

  Chen, Jyu Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Children; Chinese American; Health beahvior; SES; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349093823     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9124-8     Document Type: Article

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