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Research Article

Trends in adiposity in Brazilian 7–10-year-old schoolchildren: evidence for increasing overweight but not obesity between 2002 and 2007

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Pages 255-262 | Received 10 Apr 2013, Accepted 04 Oct 2013, Published online: 25 Nov 2013

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