Is obesity an emerging problem in Brazilian children and adolescents?

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-92

  Butte, Nancy F ^a   Nguyen, Tuan Thanh ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; SCHOOL CHILD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77951571277     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.1998     Document Type: Editorial

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