Yvonne Flores
Biographic Data
| ID | 6078443 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yvonne Flores |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yvonne |
| FAMILY NAME | Flores |
| SIGNATURE | FLORES Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | William J. McCarthy and Yvonne Flores are with the School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); McCarthy is also with the Department of Psychology, UCLA. Hong Zheng and Thomas L. Hanson are with the Health and Human Development Program, WestEd, Los Alamitos, Calif. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Measurement properties of a multicultural weight-specific quality-of-life instrument for children and adolescents
The YQOL-W shows good reliability and validity for assessing weight-specific QOL in children and adolescents
Physical activity and risk of Metabolic Syndrome in an urban Mexican cohort
Our results indicate that both leisure-time and workplace activity at different intensity levels, including low-intensity significantly reduce the risk of MS. This finding highlights the need for more recommendations regarding the specific amount and intensity of leisure-time and workplace activity needed to prevent MS
Immigrant Generational Status and Ethnic Differences in Health
We read with interest 2 recent reports using population-level epidemiological data to make inferences about ethnic differences in illicit drug use status1 or health status.2 Both reports were remiss in not attributing more importance to the influence of immigration history and immigrant generational status. Particularly for countries of origin distant from the United States and Canada and from which most immigrants came voluntarily (as opposed to…
Immigrant Generational Status and Ethnic Differences in Health
We read with interest 2 recent reports using population-level epidemiological data to make inferences about ethnic differences in illicit drug use status1 or health status.2 Both reports were remiss in not attributing more importance to the influence of immigration history and immigrant generational status. Particularly for countries of origin distant from the United States and Canada and from which most immigrants came voluntarily (as opposed to…
Immigrant Generational Status and Ethnic Differences in Health
We read with interest 2 recent reports using population-level epidemiological data to make inferences about ethnic differences in illicit drug use status1 or health status.2 Both reports were remiss in not attributing more importance to the influence of immigration history and immigrant generational status. Particularly for countries of origin distant from the United States and Canada and from which most immigrants came voluntarily (as opposed to…
Physical activity and risk of Metabolic Syndrome in an urban Mexican cohort
Our results indicate that both leisure-time and workplace activity at different intensity levels, including low-intensity significantly reduce the risk of MS. This finding highlights the need for more recommendations regarding the specific amount and intensity of leisure-time and workplace activity needed to prevent MS
Measurement properties of a multicultural weight-specific quality-of-life instrument for children and adolescents
The YQOL-W shows good reliability and validity for assessing weight-specific QOL in children and adolescents
Gerontology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Acculturation (1 works) · Biostatistics (1 works) · Blood pressure (1 works) · Body mass index (1 works)