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Anna V Wilkinson
Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law
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Correlates of Physical Activity Differ by Sex and Country of Birth Among Mexican-Heritage Youth
Barriers to physical activity (PA) may be experienced differently by sex and country of birth. We examine psychosocial correlates of PA in four groups based on sex (boy/girl) and country of birth [Mexico/Unite...
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Exposure to Pro-tobacco Messages and Smoking Status Among Mexican Origin Youth
Though several studies have found a positive relationship between exposure to tobacco advertising and/or promotional marketing and smoking status among youth, few have examined these relationships specifically...
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Age-Related Differences in Biomedical and Folk Beliefs as Causes for Diabetes and Heart Disease Among Mexican Origin Adults
An understanding of health beliefs is key to creating culturally appropriate health services for Hispanic populations in the US. In this study we explore age-based variations in causal beliefs for heart diseas...
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Higher Risk for Obesity Among Mexican–American and Mexican Immigrant Children and Adolescents than Among Peers in Mexico
We conducted a cross-sectional study among 1,717 children and adolescents of Mexican origin ages 5–19 years living in Mexico and Texas to explore the influence of country of birth and country of longest reside...
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The Advantage of Imputation of Missing Income Data to Evaluate the Association Between Income and Self-Reported Health Status (SRH) in a Mexican American Cohort Study
Missing data often occur in cross-sectional surveys and longitudinal and experimental studies. The purpose of this study was to compare the prediction of self-rated health (SRH), a robust predictor of morbidit...
