Schooling and wage income losses due to early-childhood growth faltering in developing countries: National, regional, and global estimates

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 104-112

  Fink, Günther ^a   Peet, Evan ^b   Danaei, Goodarz ^a   Andrews, Kathryn ^a   McCoy, Dana Charles ^c   Sudfeld, Christopher R ^a   Smith Fawzi, Mary C ^d   Ezzati, Majid ^e   Fawzi, Wafaie W ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child nutrition; Developmental potential; Educational attainment; Global estimates; Growth faltering

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDBIRTH; CHILDHOOD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; ERROR; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL CAPACITY; PARITY; PURCHASING; SCALE UP; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GLOBAL HEALTH; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDER; INCOME; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GLOBAL HEALTH; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; LATIN AMERICA; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 84977109318     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.123968     Document Type: Article

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