Journal article
Panel III: Behavioral Risk Factors Related to Chronic Diseases in Ethnic Minorities
Health psychology, v 14(7), pp 613-621
Dec 1995
PMID: 8654339
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Abstract
This article reviews the evidence on 5 risk behaviors: cigarette smoking, dietary intake, being overweight, limited exercise, and alcohol consumption among African Americans, Asian/Pacific Islanders, Latinos, and Native Americans. Although there is little basis for believing that these high-risk behaviors are any less significant as contributors to chronic disease risk in any ethnic group, the limited information available, especially for Asian/Pacific Islanders and Native Americans, indicates that there may be significant within-and between-group differences in the prevalence of these behaviors. Therefore, some of the ethnic group differences in morbidity and mortality for chronic diseases are partly attributable to differences in behavioral risk profiles. Limited basic health behavior information on most ethnic minority groups delay the development of effective health promotion interventions.
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- Title
- Panel III
- Creators
- Hector F Myers - California Department of EducationMarjorie Kagawa-Singer - University of California at Los AngelesShiriki K Kumanyika - Pennsylvania State UniversityBarbara W Lex - Harvard University ,Kyriakos S Markides - Preventive Medicine & Community Health
- Publication Details
- Health psychology, v 14(7), pp 613-621
- Series
- Behavioral and Sociocultural Perspectives on Ethnicity and Health
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1995TT68500004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0029444154
- Other Identifier
- 991019312320804721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology
- Psychology, Clinical