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Obesity and Related Chronic Diseases

Ethnic Enclaves, Biopsychosocial Factors, and Chronic Disease Risk


Immigrants undergo a transition in health after migration to the US, creating disparities that are probably preventable. The objectives of our studies in this area are to identify psychosocial and behavioral predictors of chronic disease risk in Chinese immigrants, and to explore how residence in an ethnic enclave either protects against or enhances disease risk.  

Principal Investigator: Marilyn Tseng, mtseng@calpoly.edu, 805 756 2196

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