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Does early linear growth failure influence later school performance? A cohort study in Karonga district, northern Malawi

INTRODUCTION: Stunting or linear growth retardation in childhood is associated with delayed cognitive development due to related causes (malnutrition, illness, poor stimulation), which leads to poor school outcomes at later ages, although evidence of the association between the timing and persistenc...

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Autores principales: Sunny, Bindu S., DeStavola, Bianca, Dube, Albert, Kondowe, Scotch, Crampin, Amelia C., Glynn, Judith R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6218019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30395573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200380