A comparison of migrants to, and women born in, urban mongolia: Demographic, reproductive, anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics

International Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 244-250

  Ganmaaa, Davaasambuu ^a,b   Rich Edwards, Janet W ^a,b   Frazier, Lindsay A ^a,b,c   Davaalkham, Dambadarjaa ^d   Oyunbileg, Gankhuya ^d   Janes, Craig ^e   Potischman, Nancy ^f   Hoover, Robert ^f   Troisi, Rebecca ^f  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d University of Mongolia   (Mongolia)

^e SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Diet; Lifestyle; Mongolia; Non communicable diseases; Reproductive factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MEAT; MIGRATION; MONGOLIA; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RURAL AREA; SMOKING; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; DIET; LIFESTYLE; MONGOLIA; NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; REPRODUCTIVE FACTORS;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MONGOLIA; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84886788604     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/iht020     Document Type: Article

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