Acculturation determines BMI percentile and noncore food intake in hispanic children

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 305-310

  Wiley, James F ^a   Cloutier, Michelle M ^a,b   Wakefield, Dorothy B ^b   Hernandez, Dominica B ^c   Grant, Autherene ^a   Beaulieu, Annamarie ^a   Gorin, Amy A ^c  

^a Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; BEVERAGES; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MOTHERS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84894286033     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.113.182592     Document Type: Article

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