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Obesity prevalence estimates in a Canadian regional population of preschool children using variant growth references

BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is a public health problem in Canada. Accurate measurement of a health problem is crucial in defining its burden. The objective of this study is to compare the prevalence estimates of overweight and obesity in preschool children using three growth references. METHODS: W...

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Autores principales: Twells, Laurie K, Newhook, Leigh A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3056808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21356057
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-11-21