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Rapid increase of overweight and obesity among primary school-aged children in the Caribbean; high initial BMI is the most significant predictor
BACKGROUND: To examine predictors of increasing overweight among children in two developing countries. METHODS: Primary school children (6–10 y at baseline, n = 336) and their caregivers. Longitudinal data were collected in 2012, with follow-up 18 months later. Data on children’s height, weight and...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5789680/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29423240 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40608-018-0182-8 |