Ethnic differences in overweight and obesity and the influence of acculturation on immigrant bodyweight: evidence from a national sample of Australian adults
Abstract Background Despite growing international migration and documented ethnic differences in overweight and obesity in developed countries, no research has described the epidemiology of immigrant overweight and obesity at a national level in Australia, a country where immigrants comprise 28.1 %...
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Main Authors: | Karen Menigoz (Author), Andrea Nathan (Author), Gavin Turrell (Author) |
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2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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