Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10511834 | Journal of Adolescent Health | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
BMI tracks strongly in early adolescence. This finding suggests that interventions to more effectively change nutritional status should be implemented in childhood and should consider emotional aspects as well as social and biological ones.
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Authors
Maria CecÃlia F. Ph.D., Ludmila C. Ph.D., Samuel C. Ph.D., Valerie L. Ph.D., Cora L.P. Ph.D., Helen Ph.D., Ana M.B. Ph.D., Pedro C. Ph.D.,