Sleep duration and body mass index among southern Brazilian preschoolers

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1156-1158

  Da Costa Louzada, Maria Laura ^a   Rauber, Fernanda ^a   Dal Bó Campagnolo, Paula ^b   Vitolo, Márcia Regina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Child; Preschool; Skinfold thickness; Sleep; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SLEEP TIME; TELEVISION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84872952746     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: 16784170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2012001500013     Document Type: Article

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