Chronic Stress and Food Insecurity: Examining Key Environmental Family Factors Related to Body Mass Index Among Low-Income Mexican-Origin Youth

Laura M. L. Distel; Amy H. Egbert; Amy M. Bohnert; Catherine DeCarlo Santiago

doi:10.1097/fch.0000000000000228

Chronic Stress and Food Insecurity: Examining Key Environmental Family Factors Related to Body Mass Index Among Low-Income Mexican-Origin Youth

Laura M. L. Distel, Amy H. Egbert, Amy M. Bohnert, Catherine DeCarlo Santiago

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Original language	American English
Journal	Family & Community Health
Volume	42
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/fch.0000000000000228
State	Published - Jan 1 2019

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Environmental Health
Family Medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences

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