The weight of US residence among immigrants: A systematic review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 271-280

  Oza Frank, R ^a   Cunningham, S A ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Duration of residence; Immigrant; Overweight obesity; United States

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH SCIENCE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; OBESITY; POPULATION SIZE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949893193     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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