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Association of the Waist-to-Height Ratio with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents: The Three Cities Heart Study
OBJECTIVES: To determine the best anthropometric index in relation to cardiovascular disease risk factors among children and adolescents. METHODS: This cross-sectional school-based study was conducted among a random sample of 3179 students, aged 6 to 18 years, in three large cities in Brazil. RESULT...
Autores principales: | Ribeiro, Robespierre C., Coutinho, Mário, Bramorski, Marco A, Giuliano, Isabela C., Pavan, Júlia |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3075487/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21677765 |
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