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The effect of paid maternity leave on early childhood growth in low-income and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: Despite recent improvements, low height-for-age, a key indicator of inadequate child nutrition, is an ongoing public health issue in low-income and middle-income countries. Paid maternity leave has the potential to improve child nutrition, but few studies have estimated its impact. METHO...
Autores principales: | Jahagirdar, Deepa, Harper, Sam, Heymann, Jody, Swaminathan, Hema, Mukherji, Arnab, Nandi, Arijit |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6027064/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29988584 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000294 |
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