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- Title
Prevalence of obesity among Portuguese children (6-8 years old) using three definition criteria: COSI Portugal, 2008.
- Authors
Rito, A; Wijnhoven, T M A; Rutter, H; Carvalho, M A; Paixão, E; Ramos, C; Claudio, D; Espanca, R; Sancho, T; Cerqueira, Z; Carvalho, R; Faria, C; Feliciano, E; Breda, J
- Abstract
Previous studies place Portugal among the five countries with the highest prevalence of childhood obesity in Europe. This paper describes the prevalence of thinness, overweight and obesity in Portuguese children of 6-8 years of age, based on the first data collection from Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative Portugal, which took place during the 2007/2008 school year.
- Publication
Pediatric obesity, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 6, p413
- ISSN
2047-6310
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00068.x