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Changes in height, weight, BMI and in the prevalence of obesity among 9- to 11-year-old affluent Portuguese schoolboys, between 1960 and 2000

Hugo F.V. Cardoso Departamento de Antropologia & Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal; Departamento de Higiene e Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cristina Padez Departamento de Antropologia & Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Pages 624-638 | Received 08 Jul 2008, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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