Impact of Hispanic ethnic concentration and socioeconomic status on obesity prevalence in Texas counties

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1201-1215

  Salinas, Jennifer J ^a   Rocha, Elizabeth ^a   Abdelbary, Bassent E ^a   Gay, Jennifer ^b   Sexton, Ken ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

County; Education; Hispanic; Obesity; Poverty

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ETHNICITY; OBESITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RESIDENT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860238268     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9041201     Document Type: Article

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