Birthplace, language use, and body size among Mexican American women and men: Findings from the national health and nutrition examination survey (NHANES) 2001-2006

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 590-605

  Guendelman, Sylvia ^a   Fernandez, Alicia ^b   Thornton, Dorothy ^a   Brindis, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Health disparities; Mexican americans; Nhanes; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NUTRITION; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051644238     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0045     Document Type: Article

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