Infant malnutrition and obesity in three population-based birth cohort studies in Southern Brazil: trends and differences Desnutrição e obesidade infantis em três coortes de nascimentos no Sul do Brasil: tendências e diferenças

The aim of this study was to compare the evolution of nutritional deficits and overweight in one-year-old children from three birth cohorts started in 1982, 1993 and 2004 in Pelotas, Southern Brazil. Samples from the 1982 and 1993 cohorts and all children from 2004 were weighed and measured, and the...

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Main Authors: Aluísio J. D. Barros, Cesar G. Victora, Iná S. Santos, Alicia Matijasevich, Cora L. Araújo, Fernando C. Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2008-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2008001500007