Assessment of respiratory muscle strength in children according to the classification of body mass index

OBJECTIVE: To assess and compare the respiratory muscle strength among eutrophic, overweight and obese school children, as well as to identify anthropometric and respiratory variables related to the results.METHODS: Cross-sectional survey with healthy schoolchildren aged 7-9 years old, divided into...

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Main Authors: George Jung da Rosa, Camila Isabel S. Schivinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2014-06-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822014000200250&lng=en&tlng=en