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| Sunmin LeeSummaryAffiliation: University of Maryland Country: USA Publications
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Effects of parents' employment status on changes in body mass index and percent body fat in adolescent girlsSunmin Lee
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland College Park School of Public Health, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Child Obes 8:526-32. 2012..Parents' employment status is frequently cited as a possible predictor of child weight status. Despite the importance of the topic, only a few studies have been conducted. No longitudinal studies have been conducted in the United States...
Health insurance moderates the association between immigrant length of stay and health statusSunmin Lee
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, MD 20742, USA
J Immigr Minor Health 14:345-9. 2012..This suggests that health insurance may somewhat attenuate this association, and is an important resource for US immigrants...
Hepatitis B vaccinations among Koreans: Results from 2005 Korea National Cancer Screening SurveyHee Soon Juon
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
BMC Infect Dis 9:185. 2009..HBV infection can be prevented by effective screening and vaccination programs. The purpose of this study is to examine the status of HBV infection and the predictors associated with HBV vaccination...
Model minority at risk: expressed needs of mental health by Asian American young adultsSunmin Lee
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, MD 20742, USA
J Community Health 34:144-52. 2009..Our findings support a need for delivering culturally appropriate programs to raise awareness of mental health and cultural training for health providers to deliver culturally appropriate care...
Barriers to health care access in 13 Asian American communitiesSunmin Lee
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Am J Health Behav 34:21-30. 2010..To obtain and discuss in-depth information on health care use in Asian Americans (AAs)...
Assessing the needs and guiding the future: findings from the health needs assessment in 13 Asian American communities of Maryland in the United StatesSunmin Lee
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, MD 20742, USA
J Immigr Minor Health 13:395-401. 2011..The results render support for awareness education on importance of preventive care and mental health...
Acculturation and BMI among Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese adultsLu Chen
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Maryland College Park, 2234C SPH Building, College Park, MD 20742, USA
J Community Health 37:539-46. 2012..Acculturation was moderately associated with increased BMI among Asian Americans and this association varied by measures of acculturation. The association of acculturation and BMI was moderated by sex and ethnicity groups...
