Bioelectrical impedance values among indigenous children and adolescents in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Valores de impedancia bioeléctrica en niños y adolescentes indígenas en Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Bioelectrical impedance values among indigenous children and adolescents in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Valores de impedancia bioeléctrica en niños y adolescentes indígenas en Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

OBJECTIVE: To describe the nutritional status of indigenous children and adolescents in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, through bioelectrical values, and to compare the nutritional classifications of the anthropometric method to those of the body composition method. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was...

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Main Authors: Laura Augusta Barufaldi, Wolney Lisboa Conde, Ilaine Schuch, Bruce Bartholow Duncan, Teresa Gontijo de Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2011-07-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Antropometría
pesos y medidas corporales
impedancia eléctrica
evaluación nutricional
salud indígena
grupos étnicos
Brasil
Anthropometry
body weights and measures
electric impedance
nutrition assessment
indigenous health
ethnic groups
Brazil
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