Prevalence of obesity in preschool children from five towns in São Paulo State, Brazil Prevalência de obesidade infantil em cinco municípios do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

• Main Authors: Silvia Regina Dias Medici Saldiva (Author), Maria Mercedes Loureiro Escuder (Author), Sonia Isoyama Venâncio (Author), Maria Helena D'Aquino Benicio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2004-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Health and nutritional characteristics of children under 5 years of age were investigated through a cross-sectional study in 5 small cities from different regions in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, which displayed different socioeconomic profiles: Bady Bassit, Bofete, Jaborandi, Morungaba, and Rive...