Time trends (1992-2005) in undernutrition and obesity among children under five years of age in Alagoas State, Brazil

• Main Authors: Haroldo da Silva Ferreira (Author), Juraci Almeida Cesar (Author), Monica Lopes de Assunção (Author), Bernardo Lessa Horta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to describe time trends in stunting and obesity in children under five years of age in Alagoas State, Brazil. Two surveys were conducted with representative samples, the first in 1992 (n = 1,228) and the second in 2005 (n = 1,384). Stunting was defined as height-for-age <...