The Impact of Primary Language Spoken at Home and Overweight among Latino Boys and Girls in the United States
Abstract Purpose: Acculturation is associated with negative health behaviors and dietary practices among Latino’s in the U.S. Many social aspects include educational attainment, poverty, cultural norms and socio-cultural markers such as acculturation have been shown to directly and indirectly influ...
Main Author: | Miranda-Pierangeli, Maria Cecilia |
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Format: | Others |
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Digital Archive @ GSU
2009
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Online Access: | http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/iph_theses/75 http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1074&context=iph_theses |
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