Obesity and undernutrition in a very-low-income population in the city of Maceió, northeastern Brazil

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 277-283

  De Menezes Toledo Florêncio, Telma Maria ^a   Da Silva Ferreiraa, Haroldo ^a   De França, Anna Patrícia Tojal ^a   Cavalcante, Jairo Calado ^b   Sawaya, Ana Lydia ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Nutritional transition; Obesity; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL INCIDENCE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0034893663     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/bjn2001396     Document Type: Article

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