Understanding the association between stunting and child development in low- and middle-income countries: Next steps for research and intervention.

Stunting, caused by experiences of chronic nutritional deprivation, affects approximately 25% of children under age five globally (i.e., 156 million children). In this review, evidence of a relationship between stunting and child development in low- and middle-income countries is summarized, and iss...

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Published in:	Social Science & Medicine Vol. 193; pp. 101 - 110
Main Authors:	Perkins, Jessica M., Kim, Rockli, Krishna, Aditi, McGovern, Mark, Aguayo, Victor M., Subramanian, S.V.
Format:	Article
Published:	Elsevier B.V. Nov2017
Subjects:	Child development Stature Child nutrition Effect sizes (Statistics) Middle-income countries Low-income countries
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