Secular trends in growth and nutritional status of Mozambican school-aged children and adolescents.

Secular trends in growth and nutritional status of Mozambican school-aged children and adolescents.

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine secular changes in growth and nutritional status of Mozambican children and adolescents between 1992, 1999 and 2012. METHODS: 3374 subjects (1600 boys, 1774 girls), distributed across the three time points (523 subjects in 1992; 1565 in 1999; and...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Karina dos Santos, José A R Maia, Thayse Natacha Q F Gomes, Timóteo Daca, Aspacia Madeira, Peter T Katzmarzyk, António Prista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4256401?pdf=render

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