Child Nutritional Status in the Changing Socioeconomic Region of the Northern Amazon, Brazil
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Height and Weight Deficits
3.2. Anthropometric Indices and Environmental Influences
3.3. Overweight
3.4. Feeding Practices and Children’s Growth
3.5. Limitations
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Cunha, M.P.L.; Marques, R.C.; Dórea, J.G. Child Nutritional Status in the Changing Socioeconomic Region of the Northern Amazon, Brazil. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010015
Cunha MPL, Marques RC, Dórea JG. Child Nutritional Status in the Changing Socioeconomic Region of the Northern Amazon, Brazil. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(1):15. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010015
Chicago/Turabian StyleCunha, Mônica P. L., Rejane C. Marques, and José G. Dórea. 2018. "Child Nutritional Status in the Changing Socioeconomic Region of the Northern Amazon, Brazil" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 1: 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010015