Anthropometric assessment of children aged between 6 and 14 years from a school in Lisbon

As a global epidemic, obesity is currently a significant public health challenge, especially in children. Childhood obesity is related to short term consequences, but also with an increased risk to develop many comorbidities in adult life, such as cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, strokes, a...

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Main Authors: Adriana Costa, Cintia Ferreira-Pêgo, Bruno Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ALIES - Associação Lusófona para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação e do Ensino das Ciências da Saúde 2020-12-01
Series:Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research (BBR)
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Online Access:http://www.alies.pt/BBR%20Editions/Vol-17-2-2020/bbr.17.2.237.pdf