Commentary: A social-ecological perspective on obesity among Latinos

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 467-472

  Williams, Joel E ^a   Kabukuru, Annah ^a   Mayo, Rachel ^a   Griffin, Sarah F ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Health behavior; Obesity; Public health; Social environment

Indexed keywords

COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET; DISEASE COURSE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FAMILY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; MODEL; NOTE; OBESITY; RISK; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIOLOGY; SPAIN; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; LIFESTYLE; MIGRATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACCULTURATION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860250152     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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