Excess weight, anthropometric variables and blood pressure in schoolchildren aged 10 to 18 years.

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Published in Arq Bras Cardiol on March 22, 2014

Authors

Vânia Ames Schommer1, Sandra Mari Barbiero2, Cláudia Ciceri Cesa2, Rosemary Oliveira2, Anelise Damiani Silva1, Lucia Campos Pellanda2

Author Affiliations

1: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
2: Instituto de Cardiologia, Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

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