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Cesar Victora

International Center for Equity in Health, Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Verified email at equidade.org
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Maternal and child undernutrition and overweight in low-income and middle-income countries

RE Black, CG Victora, SP Walker, ZA Bhutta… - The lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Maternal and child malnutrition in low-income and middle-income countries encompasses
both undernutrition and a growing problem with overweight and obesity. Low body-mass …

Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect

CG Victora, R Bahl, AJD Barros, GVA França, S Horton… - The lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
The importance of breastfeeding in low-income and middle-income countries is well
recognised, but less consensus exists about its importance in high-income countries. In low-income …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal and child undernutrition: consequences for adult health and human capital

CG Victora, L Adair, C Fall, PC Hallal, R Martorell… - The lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
In this paper we review the associations between maternal and child undernutrition with
human capital and risk of adult diseases in low-income and middle-income countries. We …

The role of conceptual frameworks in epidemiological analysis: a hierarchical approach.

CG Victora, SR Huttly, SC Fuchs… - International journal of …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: This paper discusses appropriate strategies for multivariate data analysis
in epidemiological studies. METHODS: In studies where determinants of disease are sought, …

Why invest, and what it will take to improve breastfeeding practices?

…, JC Martines, EG Piwoz, LM Richter, CG Victora - The lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Despite its established benefits, breastfeeding is no longer a norm in many communities.
Multifactorial determinants of breastfeeding need supportive measures at many levels, from …

International standards for newborn weight, length, and head circumference by gestational age and sex: the Newborn Cross-Sectional Study of the INTERGROWTH …

J Villar, LC Ismail, CG Victora, EO Ohuma, E Bertino… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background In 2006, WHO published international growth standards for children younger than
5 years, which are now accepted worldwide. In the INTERGROWTH-21 st Project, our aim …

Worldwide timing of growth faltering: revisiting implications for interventions

CG Victora, M De Onis, PC Hallal, M Blössner… - …, 2010 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to describe worldwide growth-faltering patterns by using the new
World Health Organization (WHO) standards. METHODS: We analyzed information …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in five Latin American cities (the PLATINO study): a prevalence study

…, MM De Oca, C Talamo, PC Hallal, CG Victora - The Lancet, 2005 - thelancet.com
… Prof Cesar G Victora, MD Cesar G VictoraCG Victora contributed with ideas for the
report and data analysis. The article was revised and approved by all contributors. …

Adolescent physical activity and health: a systematic review

PC Hallal, CG Victora, MR Azevedo, JCK Wells - Sports medicine, 2006 - Springer
Physical activity in adolescence may contribute to the development of healthy adult lifestyles,
helping reduce chronic disease incidence. However, definition of the optimal amount of …

Maternal and child health in Brazil: progress and challenges

CG Victora, EML Aquino, M do Carmo Leal… - The lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
In the past three decades, Brazil has undergone rapid changes in major social determinants
of health and in the organisation of health services. In this report, we examine how these …