Early childhood stunting is associated with lower developmental levels in the subsequent generation of children

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 823-828

  Walker, Susan P ^a   Chang, Susan M ^a   Wright, Amika ^a   Osmond, Clive ^b   Grantham McGregor, Sally M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child development; Intergenerational; Jamaica; Linear growth; Stunted children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; JAMAICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STUNTING; ADULT; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; GROWTH DISORDERS; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; JAMAICA; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84928577138     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.200261     Document Type: Article

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