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RAND study finds adolescent Asian immigrants improve their good health habits over time
12-05-2006 · EurekAlert!The good health habits of adolescent Asian immigrants improve with each generation born in the United States, but health habits among adolescent Latino immigrants generally remain poor or become worse in succeeding generations, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.
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