Healthy Eating among Mexican Immigrants: Migration in Childhood and Time in the United States.
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SUBMITTER: Van Hook J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6416786 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
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Healthy Eating among Mexican Immigrants: Migration in Childhood and Time in the United States.
Van Hook Jennifer J Quirós Susana S Dondero Molly M Altman Claire E CE
Journal of health and social behavior 20180724 3
Past research on immigrant health frequently finds that the duration of time lived in the United States is associated with the erosion of immigrants' health advantages. However, the timing of U.S. migration during the life course is rarely explored. We draw from developmental and sociological perspectives to theorize how migration during childhood may be related to healthy eating among adult immigrants from Mexico. We test these ideas with a mechanism-based age-period-cohort model to disentangle ...[more]
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