The health and cognitive growth of latino toddlers: At risk or immigrant paradox?

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 755-768

  Fuller, Bruce ^a   Bridges, Margaret ^a   Bein, Edward ^b   Jang, Heeju ^a   Jung, Sunyoung ^a   Rabe Hesketh, Sophia ^a   Halfon, Neal ^c   Kuo, Alice ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Early cognitive growth; Latino child health; Maternal practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EARLY INTERVENTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERVIEW; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; POVERTY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350026288     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-009-0475-0     Document Type: Article

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