Stress is associated with unfavorable patterns of dietary intake among female Chinese immigrants

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 324-332

  Tseng, Marilyn ^a   Fang, Carolyn Y ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Asian; Dietary intake; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CALORIC INTAKE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DIET; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PHILADELPHIA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79958224001     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-010-9259-4     Document Type: Article

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