Comparative study of physical growth and nutritional status of schoolchildren (1997 and 2009).

• Main Authors: Zenite Machado (Author), Ruy Jornada Krebs (Author), Joiana Dias Prestes (Author), Márcio Borgonovo dos Santos (Author), João Otacílio\Libardoni dos Santos (Author), Glauber Carvalho Nobre (Author), Maria Helena Ramalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Physical growth and nutritional status are excellent health indicators since they permit the establishment of growth monitoring charts, especially for schoolchildren. The objective of this study was to compare the growth profile and nutritional status of schoolchildren between two samples (1997 and...