Reducing malnutrition: Time to consider potential links between stunting and mycotoxin exposure?

Pediatrics

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-6

  Etzel, Ruth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Mycotoxin; Stunting

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; FUMONISIN; MYCOTOXIN; VOMITOXIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MALABSORPTION; MALNUTRITION; MARASMUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STUNTING; VOMITING;

AFLATOXIN; MYCOTOXIN; STUNTING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; MYCOTOXINS;

EID: 84904190519     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-0827     Document Type: Review

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