Evaluation of the nutritional status in pre-school and school children, Madeira Island, Portugal

In order to evaluate the nutritional status of Câmara dos Lobos Municipality students, all pre-primary and primary public schools located in the municipality were contacted. The assessment of height and body weight, used to calculate body mass index as a method of diagnosing low weight, overweight,...

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Main Authors: Mafalda Ferreira, Verónica Faria, Bruno Sousa, Nelson Tavares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ALIES - Associação Lusófona para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação e do Ensino das Ciências da Saúde 2019-06-01
Series:Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research (BBR)
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Online Access:http://www.alies.pt/BBR%20Editions/Vol-16-1-2019/art1.pdf