Low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity of children and adolescents from a Brazilian region of low economic status

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity in a representative sample of children and adolescents from a Brazilian region with low economic development. METHODS: A total of 982 girls and 986 boys, aged seven to 17 years old and assisted by Segundo Te...

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Main Authors: Dartagnan Pinto Guedes, Francisléia Nascimento Almeida, Jaime Tolentino M. Neto, Maria de Fátima de M. Maia, Thatiana Maia Tolentino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2013-12-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822013000400437&lng=en&tlng=en