Association of breastfeeding and stunting in Peruvian toddlers: An example of reverse causality

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 349-356

  Marquis, Grace S ^a,b   Habicht, Jean Pierre ^a   Lanata, Claudio F ^c   Black, Robert E ^d   Rasmussen, Kathleen M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN NUTRICIONAL   (Peru)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Linear growth; Prolonged breastfeeding; Stunting; Toddlers; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; MALNUTRITION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERU; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEANING;

EID: 0030994029     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.2.349     Document Type: Article

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