Acculturation and health in Korean Americans.

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Published in Soc Sci Med on July 01, 2000

Authors

S K Lee1, J Sobal, E A Frongillo

Author Affiliations

1: Nutrition and Food Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Hunter College, CUNY, New York, NY 10010, USA. kylee@hejira.hunter.cuny.edu

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