Effects of social and environmental determinants on overweight and obesity among Brazilian schoolchildren from a developing region.

• Authors : Guedes, Dartagnan Pinto¹ ; Rocha, Giselle Divino¹; Silva, Ant¢nio Jose Rocha Martins²

Subjects: *OBESITY risk factors; *CONFIDENCE intervals; *ECOLOGYBRAZIL

• Source: Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica. Oct2011, Vol. 30 Issue 4, p295-302. 8p.

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Gender differences and a school-based obesity prevention program in Argentina: a randomized trial.

• Authors : Rausch Herscovici, Cecile¹ ; Kovalskys, Irina¹; José De Gregorio, María²

Subjects: *PREVENTION of obesity; *ANALYSIS of variance; *CHI-squared testARGENTINA

• Source: Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica. Aug2013, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p75-82. 8p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs.

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Comparing three body mass index classification systems to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents.

• Authors : Gonzalez-Casanova, Ines¹ ; Sarmiento, Olga L.²; Gazmararian, Julie A.³

Subjects: *CHI-squared test; *CONFIDENCE intervals; *EPIDEMIOLOGYCOLOMBIA

• Source: Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica. May2013, Vol. 33 Issue 5, p349-355. 7p.

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Obesity and related risk factors among low socio-economic status minority students in Chicago.

• Authors : Wang, Youfa; Liang, Huifang; Tussing, Lisa

• Source: Public Health Nutrition (PUBLIC HEALTH NUTR), Sep2007; 10(9): 927-938. (12p)

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Prevalence of obesity, tobacco use, and alcohol consumption by socioeconomic status among six communities in Nicaragua.

• Authors : Laux, Timothy S.¹ ; Bert, Philip J.²; González, Marvin³

Subjects: *CHRONIC disease risk factors; *ANALYSIS of variance; *CONFIDENCE intervalsNICARAGUA

• Source: Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica. Sep2012, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p217-225. 9p. 4 Charts, 3 Graphs.

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Associations between childhood obesity and upper and lower extremity injuries.

• Authors : Adams, Annette L.; Kessler, Jeffrey I.; Deramerian, Krikor

Subjects: ARM injuries; LEG injuries; PREVENTION of injuryCALIFORNIA

• Source: Injury Prevention (1353-8047); Jun2013, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p191-197, 7p, 5 Charts

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Investigating the fall-injury reducing effect of impact absorbing flooring among female nursing home residents: initial results.

• Authors : Gustavsson, Johanna; Bonander, Carl; Andersson, Ragnar

Subjects: ACCIDENTAL fall prevention; PREVENTION of injury; WOUNDS & injuries -- ClassificationSWEDEN

• Source: Injury Prevention (1353-8047); Oct2015, Vol. 21 Issue 5, p320-324, 5p, 4 Charts

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Central obesity and not age increases skeletal muscle lipids, without influencing lean body mass and strength.

• Authors : de la Maza, María Pía¹ ; Hirsch, Sandra¹; Jara, Natalia¹

Subjects: *OBESITY risk factors; *SKELETAL muscle; *LIPIDS

• Source: Nutricion Hospitalaria. mar2015, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p1134-1141. 8p.

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Validity and reliability of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire among adults in Mexico.

• Authors : Medina, Catalina¹; Barquera, Simón²; Janssen, Ian¹

Subjects: *ACCELEROMETRY; *CONFIDENCE intervals; *QUESTIONNAIRESMEXICO

• Source: Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica. Jul2013, Vol. 34 Issue 1, p21-28. 8p.

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Bioelectrical impedance values among indigenous children and adolescents in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

• Authors : Barufaldi, Laura Augusta¹; Conde, Wolney Lisboa²; Schuch, Ilaine¹

Subjects: *INDIGENOUS youth; *ANTHROPOMETRY; *CHI-squared testBRAZIL

• Source: Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica. Jul2011, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p39-45. 7p.

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