Generation of immigration and body mass index in canadian youth

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 843-853

  Quon, Elizabeth C ^a   McGrath, Jennifer J ^a   Roy Gagnon, Marie Hélène ^b  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescents; children; culture; obesity; public health; race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; CHILD; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84866389531     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jss037     Document Type: Article

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