Impact of air pollution on stunting among children in Africa

• Main Authors: Priyanka N. deSouza (Author), Melanie Hammer (Author), Peter Anthamatten (Author), Patrick L. Kinney (Author), Rockli Kim (Author), S. V. Subramanian (Author), Michelle L. Bell (Author), Kevin M. Mwenda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Undernutrition is a global public health crisis, causing nearly half of deaths for children under age 5 years. Little is known regarding the impact of air pollution in-utero and early childhood on health outcomes related to undernutrition. The aim of our study is to evaluate the...