<b>Systematic review on obesity in Brazilian adolescents</b>

The purpose of this study was to systematically review the Brazilian literature on the prevalence of obesity and associated factors in adolescents. The literature search was carried out in the electronic databases Pubmed and Bireme, using the keywords: obesity, overweight, BMI, adolescents and Brazi...

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Main Authors: Rafael Miranda Tassitano, Maria Cecília Marinho Tenório, Pedro Curi Hallal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2009-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/11408/10920