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International Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatal Care Volume 6 (2020), Article ID 6:IJPNC-166, 5 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2020/166
Research Article
Maternal Perception of School-age Children's Weight in Piedras Negras, Coahuila: A Pilot Study

Melisa de los Santos-Tonche1, Regina Alonso-Tovar1, Juan Parra-Ávila2, María del Carmen Portillo-Téllez2, Juan Felipe Mayo-Carrillo2 and Felipe Javier Uribe-Salas2,*

1Universidad Vizcaya de las Américas, Campus Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México
2El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Región Noreste, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México
Dr. Felipe J. Uribe Salas, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte. Calle Jalisco 1505, Colonia Nísperos, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México. C.P. 26020. Tel: 878 782 7207; E-mail: fjuribe@colef.mx
05 March 2020; 19 May 2020; 21 May 2020
Santos-Tonche M, Alonso-Tovar R, Parra-Ávila J, Portillo-Téllez MC, Mayo-Carrillo JF, et al. (2020) Maternal Perception of School-age Children’s Weight in Piedras Negras, Coahuila. A Pilot Study. Int J Pediatr Neonat Care 6: 166. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2020/166

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