A review of the evidence linking child stunting to economic outcomes

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1171-1191

  McGovern, Mark E ^a   Krishna, Aditi ^b,c   Aguayo, Victor M ^d   Subramanian, S V ^b,c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood investment; Economic growth; Productivity; Stunting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EQUITY; GROWTH; HEALTH STATUS; INVESTMENT; NUTRITION; POVERTY; PRODUCTIVITY;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STUNTING; CHILD; DIET; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INCOME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; SANITATION;

SOUTH ASIA;

CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SANITATION;

EID: 85020532902     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyx017     Document Type: Article

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