Parent Perceptions of Child Weight Status in Mexican-Origin Immigrant Families: An Investigation of Acculturation, Stress, and Coping Factors

Dorothy L. McLeod; Carolyn R. Bates; Amy M. Heard; Amy M. Bohnert; Catherine DeCarlo Santiago

doi:10.1007/s10903-017-0569-5

Parent Perceptions of Child Weight Status in Mexican-Origin Immigrant Families: An Investigation of Acculturation, Stress, and Coping Factors

Dorothy L. McLeod, Carolyn R. Bates, Amy M. Heard, Amy M. Bohnert, Catherine DeCarlo Santiago

Department of Psychology

Loyola University Chicago

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Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume	219
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-017-0569-5
State	Published - Mar 21 2017

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