Risk factors for obesity and high blood pressure in Chinese American children: Maternal acculturation and children's food choices

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 268-275

  Chen, Jyu Lin ^a   Weiss, Sandra ^a   Heyman, Melvin B ^b   Lustig, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Children; Children's food choice; Chinese American; Maternal acculturation; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHOMETRICS; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN AMERICANS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; CHINA; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960131895     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-009-9288-x     Document Type: Article

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