Linear growth beyond 24 months and child neurodevelopment in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Ravi Prakash Upadhyay (Author), Barsha Gadapani Pathak (Author), Shrish Vijaykumar Raut (Author), Dilesh Kumar (Author), Diksha Singh (Author), Christopher R. Sudfeld (Author), Tor A. Strand (Author), Sunita Taneja (Author), Nita Bhandari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Aim To synthesize available evidence on the association between change in linear growth (height for age z score, HAZ) beyond the first two years of life with later child neurodevelopment outcomes in Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods We searched PubMed, Web of Science, and EM...