Is exposure to animal feces harmful to child nutrition and health outcomes? A multicountry observational analysis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 961-969

  Headey, Derek ^a   Nguyen, Phuong ^a   Kim, Sunny ^a   Rawat, Rahul ^a   Ruel, Marie ^a   Menon, Purnima ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CLEANING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHIOPIA; FECES; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVESTOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; VIET NAM; ANIMAL; BODY HEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; GROWTH DISORDERS; HYGIENE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BANGLADESH; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHIOPIA; FECES; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; LIVESTOCK; MALE; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85017268453     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0270     Document Type: Review

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