Agreement and association between different indicators of body image and body mass index in adolescents

The aim of the study was to examine the correlation among different indicators of body image; between each one of these and nutritional status; and the association of these indicators with the Body Mass Index (BMI) of adolescents. A random sample of 152 students from public and private schools in th...

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Main Authors: Carla Fernandez dos Santos, Inês Rugani Ribeiro de Castro, Letícia de Oliveira Cardoso, Letícia Ferreira Tavares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2014-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2014000300747&lng=en&tlng=en