Social Patterning in Body Mass Index (BMI) Among Contemporary Immigrant Groups: The Emergence of a Gradient

Demography

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 993-1012

  Frank, Reanne ^a   Akresh, Ilana Redstone ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Gradient; Immigrants; Obesity; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877611802     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-012-0174-0     Document Type: Article

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