Sociodemographic and environmental predictors of childhood stunting in rural Guatemala

Nutrition Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 65-70

  Sereebutra, Paula ^a   Solomons, Noel ^c   Aliyu, Muktar H ^b   Jolly, Pauline E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Center for Studies of Sensory Impairment Aging and Metabolism Guatemala   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

Childhood stunting; Cross sectional study; Guatemala; Predictors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GROWTH RETARDATION; GUATEMALA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; READING; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNDERWEIGHT; WASTING SYNDROME;

GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 33646180248     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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