<b>Pubertal stage and overweight in school children from São José dos Campos, SP</b>

The aim of this study was to analyze the anthropometric characteristics and overweightaccording to chronological age and sexual maturation of school children from São José dosCampos – SP. The sample consisted by 2.802 school children of 10 to 12 years old of both sexes,1.522 boys. Variables measured...

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Main Authors: Inácio Bezerra Leão Filho, Mathias Roberto Loch, Virginia Oliveira da Silva, Elizabeth Maria Bismarck-Nasr, Bruno Natale Pasquarelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2010-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/14272/13116