Disparities in obesity and overweight prevalence among us immigrant children and adolescents by generational status

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 271-281

  Singh, Gopal K ^a   Kogan, Michael D ^a   Yu, Stella M ^a  

^a HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Childhood obesity; Disparities; Ethnicity; Immigrant status; Overweight; Sedentary behavior; Socioeconomic status; United States

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349172091     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-009-9148-6     Document Type: Article

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