Heterogeneity in obesity status and cardiovascular risks in multiethnic Asian female immigrants in South Korea

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages NP448-NP456

  Yoo, Seunghyun ^a   Kim, Hyekyeong ^b   Cho, Han Ik ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Association of Health Promotion   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asian female immigrants; cardiovascular risks; chronic health conditions; diabetes; hypertension; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MIGRANT; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84926375734     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: 19412479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539512459751     Document Type: Article

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