Recent changes in growth trajectories: a population-based cohort study of over 5 million Brazilian children born between 2001 and 2014Research in context

Summary: Background: There is limited evidence on recent trends in childhood growth trajectories in Low-/middle-income countries. We investigated how age-trajectories for height and Body Mass Index (BMI) have changed among Brazilian children born in two different time periods after 2000. Methods: W...

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Main Authors: Carolina Santiago-Vieira, Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro-Silva, Elizabete de Jesus Pinto, Maurício L. Barreto, Leah Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Americas
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667193X24000486