Socioeconomic status and body mass index among hispanic children of immigrants and children of natives

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2238-2246

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

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; SOCIAL STATUS;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; OBESITY; PARENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72249108430     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.116103     Document Type: Article

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