Wasting is associated with stunting in early childhood

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1291-1296

  Richard, Stephanie A ^a,b   Black, Robert E ^a   Gilman, Robert H ^a   Guerrant, Richard L ^c   Kang, Gagandeep ^d   Lanata, Claudio F ^e   Mølbak, Käre ^f   Rasmussen, Zeba A ^b   Sack, R Bradley ^a   Valentiner Branth, Palle ^f   Checkley, William ^a   Moore, Sean R ^g   Lima, Aldo A M ^h   Pinkerton, Relana C ⁱ   Aaby, Peter ^f,j   Cabrera, Lilia Z ^k   Bern, Caryn ^l   Sterling, Charles R ^m   Epstein, Leonardo D ⁿ   Moulton, Lawrence ^a   Perch, Michael ^f   Fischer, Thea K ^f   Sommerfelt, Halvor ^o   Steinsland, Hans ^o   Verastegui, Hector ^e   more..

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^e INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN NUTRICIONAL   (Peru)

^f STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^h FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^j BANDIM HEALTH PROJECT   (Guinea-Bissau)

^k ASOCIACIÓN BENÉFICA PRISMA   (Peru)

^l CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBÁÑEZ   (Chile)

^o UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; STUNTING; WASTING SYNDROME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 84863541714     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.154922     Document Type: Article

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