Identifying the etiology and pathophysiology underlying stunting and environmental enteropathy: study protocol of the AFRIBIOTA project

• Main Authors: Pascale Vonaesch (Author), Rindra Randremanana (Author), Jean-Chrysostome Gody (Author), Jean-Marc Collard (Author), Tamara Giles-Vernick (Author), Maria Doria (Author), Inès Vigan-Womas (Author), Pierre-Alain Rubbo (Author), Aurélie Etienne (Author), Emilson Jean Andriatahirintsoa (Author), Nathalie Kapel (Author), Eric Brown (Author), Kelsey E. Huus (Author), Darragh Duffy (Author), B.Brett Finlay (Author), Milena Hasan (Author), Francis Allen Hunald (Author), Annick Robinson (Author), Alexandre Manirakiza (Author), Laura Wegener-Parfrey (Author), Muriel Vray (Author), Philippe J. Sansonetti (Author), for the AFRIBIOTA Investigators (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Globally one out of four children under 5 years is affected by linear growth delay (stunting). This syndrome has severe long-term sequelae including increased risk of illness and mortality and delayed psychomotor development. Stunting is a syndrome that is linked to poor nutritio...