Maternal employment and overweight among Hispanic children of immigrants and children of natives

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 158-167

  Baker, Elizabeth ^a   Balistreri, Kelly Stamper ^b   Van Hook, Jennifer ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Hispanic; Immigrant; Maternal employment; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGY PHENOMENA; COHORT STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OVERWEIGHT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 67349171102     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-007-9096-0     Document Type: Article

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