Place of residence modifies the association between acculturation and dietary tools knowledge among latina WIC participants: A multi-state study

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 299-308

  Pérez Escamilla, Rafael ^a,b   Song, David Sheng ^b   Taylor, Christopher Alan ^c   Mejia, Alfredo ^d   Melgar Quiñonez, Hugo ^c   Balcazar, Hector G ^e   Anders, Robert L ^f   Segura Pérez, Sofia ^g   Duarte Gardea, Maria O ^f   Ibarra, Jorge M ^f  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^g HISPANIC HEALTH COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary guidelines; Food guide pyramid; Food label; Hispanic; Latino; Nutrition education knowledge; WIC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960133836     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-010-9360-6     Document Type: Article

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