The association between stunting and psychosocial development among preschool children: a study using the South African Birth to Twenty cohort data
The association between stunting and psychosocial development among preschool children: a study using the South African Birth to Twenty cohort data
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DOI:
10.1111/cch.12143
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发表时间:
2014-11-01
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Richter, L.
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作者:
Casale, D.;Desmond, C.;Richter, L.
Background A large literature in developing countries finds a strong association between stunting in early childhood and educational attainment and/or cognitive performance among children of school-going age. We contribute to the literature on the effects of stunting in childhood by exploring the links between linear growth retardation and measures of development among preschool-aged children.Methods We analyse the association between stunting (height-for-age z-score