Dolores Acevedo-Garcia

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Top papers

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1 Racial residential segregation and geographic heterogeneity in black/white disparity in poor self-rated health in the US: a multilevel statistical analysis. Soc Sci Med 2005 1.90
2 Differential mental health effects of neighborhood relocation among youth in vulnerable families: results from a randomized trial. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2012 1.87
3 The impact of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on immigrant health: perceptions of immigrants in Everett, Massachusetts, USA. Soc Sci Med 2011 1.84
4 Immigration and generational trends in body mass index and obesity in the United States: results of the National Latino and Asian American Survey, 2002-2003. Am J Public Health 2007 1.77
5 Do socioeconomic gradients in body mass index vary by race/ethnicity, gender, and birthplace? Am J Epidemiol 2009 1.74
6 Are racial disparities in preterm birth larger in hypersegregated areas? Am J Epidemiol 2008 1.67
7 Beyond individual neighborhoods: a geography of opportunity perspective for understanding racial/ethnic health disparities. Health Place 2010 1.57
8 Another Mexican birthweight paradox? The role of residential enclaves and neighborhood poverty in the birthweight of Mexican-origin infants. Soc Sci Med 2009 1.53
9 Differential effect of birthplace and length of residence on body mass index (BMI) by education, gender and race/ethnicity. Soc Sci Med 2008 1.49
10 Lower use of hospice by cancer patients who live in minority versus white areas. J Gen Intern Med 2007 1.47
11 Quantifying Separate and Unequal: Racial-Ethnic Distributions of Neighborhood Poverty in Metropolitan America. Urban Aff Rev Thousand Oaks Calif 2009 1.43
12 Support for smoke-free policies: a nationwide analysis of immigrants, US-born, and other demographic groups, 1995-2002. Am J Public Health 2010 1.33
13 Compared to whom? Subjective social status, self-rated health, and referent group sensitivity in a diverse US sample. Soc Sci Med 2010 1.27
14 Physical violence against intimate partners and related exposures to violence among South African men. CMAJ 2008 1.15
15 Individual and neighborhood differences in diet among low-income foreign and U.S.-born women. Womens Health Issues 2008 1.14
16 The effect of state early intervention eligibility policy on participation among a cohort of young CSHCN. Pediatrics 2009 1.12
17 Premigration exposure to political violence and perpetration of intimate partner violence among immigrant men in Boston. Am J Public Health 2008 1.11
18 Lifecourse, immigrant status and acculturation in food purchasing and preparation among low-income mothers. Public Health Nutr 2007 1.09
19 Subjective social status, a new measure in health disparities research: do race/ethnicity and choice of referent group matter? J Health Psychol 2010 1.09
20 Nativity and duration of time in the United States: differences in fruit and vegetable intake among low-income postpartum women. Am J Public Health 2007 1.09
21 Child overweight and undernutrition in Thailand: is there an urban effect? Soc Sci Med 2011 1.07
22 Are state patterns of smoking different for different racial/ethnic groups? an application of multilevel analysis. Public Health Rep 2006 1.06
23 Can social factors explain sex differences in insomnia? Findings from a national survey in Taiwan. J Epidemiol Community Health 2005 1.05
24 The effect of single motherhood on smoking by socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity. Soc Sci Med 2007 0.94
25 Immigration to the United States and acculturation as risk factors for asthma and allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2005 0.94
26 Emergency contraception in Mexico City: knowledge, attitudes, and practices among providers and potential clients after a 3-year introduction effort. Contraception 2002 0.91
27 Information campaign and advocacy efforts to promote access to emergency contraception in Mexico. Contraception 2002 0.90
28 Special issue introduction: Place, migration and health. Soc Sci Med 2012 0.89
29 Housing interventions at the neighborhood level and health: a review of the evidence. J Public Health Manag Pract 2010 0.89
30 Modeling the social determinants of caregiver burden among families of children with developmental disabilities. Am J Intellect Dev Disabil 2011 0.83
31 Social determinants of state variation in special education participation among preschoolers with developmental delays and disabilities. Health Place 2011 0.82
32 Perceptions of health promotion and cancer prevention among adults in working-class occupations and neighborhoods. Health Educ Behav 2006 0.80
33 Intimate partner violence perpetration, immigration status, and disparities in a community health center-based sample of men. Public Health Rep 2010 0.79
34 Sociocultural characteristics, obesity and inflammatory biomarkers in Puerto Rican toddlers born in New York City. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2013 0.76