Infant malnutrition and obesity in three population-based birth cohort studies in Southern Brazil: Trends and differences

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL.3, 2008, Pages

  Barros, Aluísio J D ^a   Victora, Cesar G ^a   Santos, Iná S ^a   Matijasevich, Alicia ^a   Araújo, Cora L ^a   Barros, Fernando C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Cohort studies; Malnutrition; Overweight

Indexed keywords

EID: 52249086960     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2008001500007     Document Type: Article

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