Temporal trend in overweight among adolescents in northeastern Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to determine the prevalence and the temporal trend in overweight, as well as their relationship with sociodemographic factors in adolescents from northeastern Brazil. Subjects and methods We analyzed data from two similar school-based, cross-sectional epidemio...

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Main Authors: José Cazuza de Farias Júnior, Gerfeson Mendonça
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972016000100021&lng=en&tlng=en