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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo
2013-12-01
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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 |