Infant stunting is associated with short maternal stature

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 117-119

  Hambidge, K Michael ^a   Mazariegos, Manolo ^b   Kindem, Mark ^c   Wright, Linda L ^d   Cristobal Perez, Christina ^b   Juárez García, Lucrecia ^b   Westcott, Jamie E ^a   Goco, Norman ^c   Krebs, Nancy F ^a  

^a Nutrition Obesity Research Center at the University of Colorado   (United States)

^b Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama Guatemala   (Guatemala)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

infant growth; maternal height; stunting

Indexed keywords

PHYTATE; PLACEBO; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT STUNTING; MAIZE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT MATERNAL STATURE; SHORT STATURE; STUNTING;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDERS; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; POVERTY;

EID: 84855360240     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3182331748     Document Type: Article

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