Short stature and food habits as determining factors for the low productivity of sugarcane labourers in the State of Alagoas, north-eastern Brazil
Undernutrition, especially in the prenatal period and/ or until 5 years of age, can cause stunting. Adults with short stature resultant from this process show a series of functional deficits, amongst which is a reduced capacity to do physical work. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the d...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición
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Series: | Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-06222008000100005&lng=en&tlng=en |