Children with access to improved sanitation but not improved water are at lower risk of stunting compared to children without access: a cohort study in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam

BACKGROUND: This study’s purpose was to understand associations between water, sanitation, and child growth. METHODS: We estimated stunting (height-for-age Z score <−2 SD) and thinness (BMI-Z <−2 SD) risk ratios using data from 7,715 Ethiopian, Indian, Peruvian, and Vietnamese children from th...

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Autores principales: Dearden, Kirk A., Schott, Whitney, Crookston, Benjamin T., Humphries, Debbie L., Penny, Mary E., Behrman, Jere R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5259877/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28114914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4033-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5259877/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28114914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4033-1

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