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Health information for migrants: The role of educational level in prevention of overweight.

Sundell, Susanne LU ; Westerling, Ragnar ; Moghaddassi, Mahnaz LU and Östergren, Per-Olof LU (2011) In Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 39(2). p.172-178
Abstract
Modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease include overweight, which is prevented by healthy diet and physical activity. Recently settled migrants may have varying levels of exposure to health information. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to explore the associations between self-reported information on healthy diet and on physical activity and overweight and the possible modification of this association by educational level among recently settled Iraqi migrants in Sweden.
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Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
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1651-1905
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10.1177/1403494810395824
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