Increase in the prevalence of abdominal obesity in Brazilian school children (2000–2015)

Introduction: The prevalence of overweight and obese children and adolescents is a public health concern. Few studies have critically evaluated this problem in a Brazilian population, despite the growth of community-based programs to combat childhood obesity in this country. Objective: To study the...

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Main Authors: Daniela Casagrande, Paulo H. Waib, José A. Sgarbi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352646717301023