Effects of socioeconomic position and social mobility on linear growth from early childhood until adolescence

• Main Authors: Ana Paula Muraro (Author), Rita Adriana Gomes de Souza (Author), Paulo Rogério Melo Rodrigues (Author), Márcia Gonçalves Ferreira (Author), Rosely Sichieri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT: Objective: To assess the effect of socioeconomic position (SEP) in childhood and social mobility on linear growth through adolescence in a population-based cohort. Methods: Children born in Cuiabá-MT, central-western Brazil, were evaluated during 1994 - 1999. They were first assessed duri...