A comparison of migrants to, and women born in, urban Mongolia: demographic, reproductive, anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics

Background Mongolia has experienced vast migration from rural to urban areas since the 1950s. We hypothesized that women migrating to Ulaanbaatar, the capital, would differ in factors related to future chronic disease risk compared with women who were born in Ulaanbaatar. Methods Premenopausal mothe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International health 2013-12, Vol.5 (4), p.244-250
Hauptverfasser:	Ganmaa, Davaasambuu, Rich-Edwards, Janet W., Frazier, Lindsay A., Davaalkham, Dambadarjaa, Oyunbileg, Gankhuyag, Janes, Craig, Potischman, Nancy, Hoover, Robert, Troisi, Rebecca
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anthropometry - methods Demography - methods Demography - statistics & numerical data Female Humans Life Style Mongolia Original Reproductive History Transients and Migrants - statistics & numerical data Urban Population - statistics & numerical data Women's Health - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:	Background Mongolia has experienced vast migration from rural to urban areas since the 1950s. We hypothesized that women migrating to Ulaanbaatar, the capital, would differ in factors related to future chronic disease risk compared with women who were born in Ulaanbaatar. Methods Premenopausal mothers (aged
ISSN:	1876-3413 1876-3405 1876-3413
DOI:	10.1093/inthealth/iht020