Adult consequences of growth failure in early childhood
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Adult consequences of growth failure in early childhood123
BACKGROUND Growth failure is associated with adverse consequences, but studies need to control adequately for confounding. OBJECTIVE We related height-for-age z scores (HAZs) and stunting at age 24 mo to adult human capital, marriage, fertility, health, and economic outcomes. DESIGN In 2002-2004, we collected data from 1338 Guatemalan adults (aged 25-42 y) who were studied as children in 19...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.064584