Migration and obesity : the experience of Iranian migrants in Australia

Delavari, M

Migration and obesity : the experience of Iranian migrants in Australia

thesis

posted on 2014-07-01, 00:00 authored by M Delavari

This thesis provided valuable data to better understand how migration relates to obesity trends. The research expanded the concepts and models of the impact of migration and acculturation on obesity by testing them in a population of Iranian immigrants to Australia.

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xviii, 213 pages : illustrations, come coloured

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Yes

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thesis

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thesis

Language

eng

Degree type

Research doctorate

Degree name

Ph.D.

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B Swinburn, G Sacks, , Renzaho , D Mellor

Thesis faculty

Faculty of Health

Thesis school

School of Health and Social Development

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obesity migration acculturation patterns environmental changes Iran Religion and Society Social and Cultural Anthropology Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified

Migration and obesity : the experience of Iranian migrants in Australia

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Open access

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Resource type

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Degree name

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Thesis faculty

Thesis school

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