Nursing care in childcare services: Acantose nigricans as a marker for metabolic risk

• Main Authors: Caroline Evelin Nascimento Kluczynik Vieira (Author), Larissa Soares Mariz (Author), Carla Campos Muniz Medeiros (Author), Bertha Cruz Enders (Author), Alexsandro Silva Coura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: to analyze the association between the presence of Acantose nigricans and metabolic changes in overweight adolescents, so as to ascertain the relevance of the identification of this marker in the nursing consultation. METHOD: a cross-sectional study undertaken between April 2009 and April...