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Assessing Overweight and Obesity Risk Among Korean Americans in California Using World Health Organization Body Mass Index Criteria for Asians
INTRODUCTION: Although it is known that at comparable body mass index (BMI) levels Asian Americans have a higher prevalence of high blood pressure, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes than whites, little is known about the social, behavioral, and cultural factors associated with obesity risk in this...
Autores principales: | Cho, Juhee, Juon, Hee-Soon |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2006
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1636717/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16776880 |
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