Nutritional status of children of urban low-income communities, Brazil (1986) Estado nutricional de crianças de comunidades de baixa renda, Brasil, 1986

During the second half of 1986 the health and nutritional status of 254 children aged up to six years was studied, as well as the socio-economic situation of their parents in two favelas (shantytowns) in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The nutritional status of the children was characterized by stunting (Z-...

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Main Authors: Maria Carmen Bisi Molina, Rainer Gross, Bernd Schell, Maria Antonia Cuelho Leão, Ulrike Strack, Brunke Brunken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1989-04-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89101989000200002