Open AccessOverweight and physical inactivity in children living in favelas in the metropolitan region of Recife, Brazil
Author(s) -
João Guilherme Bezerra Alves,
Pollyanna Patriota,
Jos eacute Natal Figueiroa
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
jornal de pediatria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1678-4782
pISSN - 0021-7557
DOI - 10.2223/jped.1862
Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , obesity , body mass index , percentile , population , gerontology , environmental health , demography , cross sectional study , physical activity , metropolitan area , physical therapy , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology
To assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity and its association with physical activity levels in children living in favelas in the city of Recife, state of Pernambuco, Brazil.
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