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Association between maternal depression and child stunting in Northern Ghana: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Stunting indicates failure to attain genetic potential for height and is a well-documented indicator for poor growth. Depression is common in women of reproductive age and women’s mental health problems may affect the growth of young children. We examined the association between maternal...

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Autores principales: Wemakor, Anthony, Mensah, Kofi Akohene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4997709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27557725
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3558-z