<b>Body mass index: secular trends in children and adolescents from Brazil</b>

<b>Body mass index: secular trends in children and adolescents from Brazil</b>

The aim of this study was to compare the 07 to 17 years old Brazilian children and adolescents BMI distribution assessed at 1989 and 2004/2005. The BMI distribution were compared using two large surveys realized at Brazil. One of it was realized at 1989 and the other was realized at 2004/2005. The s...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Gustavo Bergmann, Mauren Lúcia de Araújo Bergmann, Eraldo dos santos Pinheiro, Rodrigo Baptista Moreira, Alexandre Carriconde Marques, Daniel Carlos Garlipp, Adroaldo César Araújo Gaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2009-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
Subjects:
Índice de Massa Corporal
crianças
adolescentes
tendência secular
Body mass index
Children
Adolescents
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/6262

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