Socioeconomic disparities and the familial coexistence of child stunting and maternal overweight in guatemala

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 232-241

  Lee, Jounghee ^a   Houser, Robert F ^a   Must, Aviva ^a,b   De Fulladolsa, Patricia Palma ^c   Bermudez, Odilia I ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Regional Food and Nutrition Security Program for Central America   (El Salvador)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Child stunting; Guatemala; Height; Malnutrition; Maternal overweight; Obesity; Socio economic inequality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; GUATEMALA; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859218875     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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