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- Title
Nutritional status of urban schoolchildren of high and low socioeconomic status in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
- Authors
Groeneveld, Iris F; Solomons, Noel W; Doak, Colleen M
- Abstract
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is growing in children in many developing countries, increasing chronic disease risk. Our objective was to assess the prevalence of stunting, underweight, overweight, and obesity in schoolchildren 8 to 10 years old who were of high or low socioeconomic status (SES) in Quetzaltenango, which is the second largest city in Guatemala.
- Publication
Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health, 2007, Vol 22, Issue 3, p169
- ISSN
1020-4989
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1590/s1020-49892007000800003