Prevalence of non-communicable diseases in Brazilian children: follow-up at school age of two Brazilian birth cohorts of the 1990's

• Main Authors: Loureiro Sônia R (Author), Pereira Thaís S (Author), Rodriguez Juliana D (Author), Silva Nathalia A (Author), Figueiredo Maria L (Author), Gutierrez Manoel R (Author), Vianna Elcio O (Author), Simões Vanda M (Author), Batista Rosângela F (Author), Cardoso Viviane C (Author), Barbieri Marco A (Author), Silva Antônio A (Author), Ribeiro Valdinar S (Author), Bettiol Heloisa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Few cohort studies have been conducted in low and middle-income countries to investigate non-communicable diseases among school-aged children. This article aims to describe the methodology of two birth cohorts, started in 1994 in Rib...