Are birth weight and maternal smoking during pregnancy associated with malnutrition and excess weight among school age children?

Are birth weight and maternal smoking during pregnancy associated with malnutrition and excess weight among school age children?

Show other versions (1)

In the late 1980's child malnutrition was still prevalent in Brazil, and child obesity was beginning to rise in the richest regions of the country. To assess the extent of the nutritional transition during the period and the influence of birth weight and maternal smoking on the nutritional cond...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: F.S. Tomé, V.C. Cardoso, M.A. Barbieri, A.A.M. da Silva, V.M.F. Simões, C.A. Garcia, H. Bettiol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2007-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Child malnutrition
Child obesity
Body mass index
Schoolchildren
Socioeconomic level
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000900009

Internet

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000900009

Similar Items