Excess weight and factors associated in preschool of southwest of Bahia

Abstract Objectives: this study aimed to evaluate the environmental factors associated with excess weight in preschool children. Methods: a cross-sectional study involving 664 full-time preschoolers enrolled in public childcare centers in Vitória da Conquista (BA). The excess weight status has bee...

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Main Authors: Andressa Tavares Gomes, Taiane Gonçalves Novaes, Karine Chagas Silveira, Cláudio Lima Souza, Joel Alves Lamounier, Michele Pereira Netto, Flávio Diniz Capanema, Daniela da Silva Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-38292017000200365&lng=en&tlng=en