Childhood stunting in Thailand: when prolonged breastfeeding interacts with household poverty

• Main Authors: Nisachol Cetthakrikul (Author), Chompoonut Topothai (Author), Rapeepong Suphanchaimat (Author), Kanjana Tisayaticom (Author), Supon Limwattananon (Author), Viroj Tangcharoensathien (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Childhood stunting, defined as the height-for-age standardized score lower than minus two, is one of the key indicators for assessing well-being and health of a child; and can be used for monitoring child health inequalities. Thailand has been successful in improving health and p...