Growth in children and adolescents: a comparative study

The aim of this study was to analyze the variables that evidence growth characteristics in children and adolescents from Northeast Area of Brazil and to compare with other national and international studies. The main results showed that, for the stature, in both genders, the curves presented an asce...

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Main Authors: Antônio César Cabral de Oliveira, Agostinho Gonçalves Silva Júnior, Roberto Jerônimo dos Santos Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2005-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/3778/3221