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List of works by Maria Inês Varela-Silva

Deep data science to prevent and treat growth faltering in Maya children

scientific article

Dietetic characteristics of a sample of Mayan dual burden households in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

scientific article published in September 2013

Economic and anthropological assessments of the health of children in Maya immigrant families in the US

scientific article published in June 2003

Fat free mass explains the relationship between stunting and energy expenditure in urban Mexican Maya children

scientific article

GROWING UP IN PORTUGAL: CAPE VERDEAN ANCESTRY CHILDREN EXHIBIT LOW OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY COMPARED WITH PORTUGUESE IN URBAN LISBON.

scientific article published on 12 December 2016

Height and relative leg length as indicators of the quality of the environment among Mozambican juveniles and adolescents

scientific article published on March 2009

How useful is BMI in predicting adiposity indicators in a sample of Maya children and women with high levels of stunting?

scientific article published on 20 September 2011

Human biology of poverty.

scientific article published in March 2016

Influence of maternal stature, pregnancy age, and infant birth weight on growth during childhood in Yucatan, Mexico: a test of the intergenerational effects hypothesis

scientific article published in September 2009

Intergenerational changes in knee height among Maya mothers and their adult daughters from Merida, Mexico

scientific article published on 19 June 2015

Logistics of using the Actiheart physical activity monitors in urban Mexico among 7‐ to 9‐year‐old children

scientific article published on March 29, 2011

Maternal short stature does not predict their children's fatness indicators in a nutritional dual-burden sample of urban Mexican Maya.

scientific article published on 30 December 2013

Socio-demographic and behavioral risk factors associated with the high prevalence of overweight and obesity in Portuguese children.

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The nutritional dual-burden in developing countries--how is it assessed and what are the health implications?

scientific article published in March 2012

The timing of adrenarche in Maya girls, Merida, Mexico

scientific article published on 09 July 2020