Impact of sociodemographic and behavioral factors on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in schoolchildren;Impacto de fatores sociodemográficos e comportamentais na prevalência de sobrepeso e obesidade de escolares

Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 221-231

  Guedes, Dartagnan Pinto ^a   Neto, Jaime Tolentino Miranda ^b   Almeida, Maria João ^c   Martins e Silva, António José Rocha ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MONTES CLAROS   (Brazil)

^c RESEARCH CENTER IN SPORTS SCIENCES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body mass index; Children; IOTF; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952461975     PISSN: 14158426     EISSN: 19800037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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