Influence of race, acculturation, and socioeconomic status on tendency toward overweight in Asian-American and Mexican-American early adolescent females.

Schaefer SE, Salazar M, Bruhn C, Saviano D, Boushey C, Van Loan MD. Influence of race, acculturation, and socioeconomic status on tendency toward overweight in Asian-American and Mexican-American early adolescent females. J Immigr Minor Health. 2009 Jun; 11(3):188-97.

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subject areas

Acculturation
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Body Mass Index
Emigration and Immigration
Female
Health Behavior
Humans
Income
Interpersonal Relations
Life Style
Mexican Americans
Obesity
Peer Group
Regression Analysis
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
United States

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Carol Boushey, PHD

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