Short stature in children of Karapotó ethnic background, São Sebastião, Alagoas, Brazil

Short stature in children of Karapotó ethnic background, São Sebastião, Alagoas, Brazil

Abstract Objective: To describe the prevalence of short stature among children of Karapotó ethnic background. Methods: Cross-sectional, population-based study that included children between 6 and 59 months of age from the Plak-Ô native village and the Terra Nova settlement, São Sebastião, Alagoas,...

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Main Authors: Samara Bomfim Gomes Campos, Risia Cristina Egito de Menezes, Maria Alice Araújo Oliveira, Danielle Alice Vieira da Silva, Giovana Longo-Silva, Juliana Souza Oliveira, Leiko Asakura, Emília Chagas Costa, Vanessa Sá Leal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2016-06-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
Subjects:
População indígena
Estado nutricional
Antropometria
Desnutrição
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