Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: Comparison of three classification criteria based on body mass index;Sobrepeso e obesidade em crianças e adolescentes: Comparação de três critérios de classificaç ão baseados no índice de massa corporal

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-35

  Dumith, Samuel C ^a   Júnior, José Cazuza Farias ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anthropometry; Body mass index; Brazil; Child; Obesity; Overweight; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 77956824624     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892010000700005     Document Type: Article

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