abstract Children with a deficit of growth because perinatal malnutrition present specificities in the percentage body fat (%BF) that could not be detected by previous mass-based equations. This study developed and validated predictive equations %BF derived from anthropometric variables children aged 7 to 10 living Northeast Brazil, using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) as reference. Bod...

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http://www.journal-imab-bg.org / J of IMAB. 2015, vol. 21, issue 2/ ABSTRACT This study has been designed to evaluate safety and efficacy of BCG vaccine in school-entering children in terms of tuberculin response to PPD and scar formation as indicators for successful vaccination. 12 BCG lots were used to immunize 1054 tuberculin-negative children at age of 7 years. Local lesions were observed a...

Background The recent data on the vitamin Dshowed a surprising result, which exhibited in high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in children and adolescence. Thisnot only occurs in country that lies in high latitude but also in sun rich country. Many factors contributing to this condition, including changing in life style. No data available regarding vitamin D status in healt...