Birth seasons and heights among girls and boys below 12 years of age: lasting effects and catch-up growth among native Amazonians in Bolivia

• Hlavní autoři: Marek Brabec (Autor), Jere R Behrman (Autor), Susan D. Emmett (Autor), Edward Gibson (Autor), Celeste Kidd (Autor), William Leonard (Autor), Mary E. Penny (Autor), Steven T. Piantadosi (Autor), Abhishek Sharma (Autor), Susan Tanner (Autor), Eduardo A. Undurraga (Autor), Ricardo A Godoy (Autor)
• Médium: Kniha
• Vydáno: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Témata: article
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Background: Seasons affect many social, economic, and biological outcomes, particularly in low-resource settings, and some studies suggest that birth season affects child growth. Aim: To study a predictor of stunting that has received limited attention: birth season. Subjects and methods: This study...