Health indicators of native Hawaiian and pacific islanders in the United States

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-92

  Moy, Karen L ^a   Sallis, James F ^b   David, Katrine J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders; Obesity; Physical activity; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76449103748     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-009-9194-0     Document Type: Article

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