Antenatal Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation Is Associated with Improved Linear Growth and Reduced Risk of Stunting or Severe Stunting in South Asian Children Less than Two Years of Age: A Pooled Analysis from Seven Countries

In South Asia, an estimated 38% of preschool-age children have stunted growth. We aimed to assess the effect of WHO-recommended antenatal iron, and folic acid (IFA) supplements on smaller than average birth size and stunting in South Asian children <2 years old. The sample was 96,512 mothers with...

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Autores principales: Nisar, Yasir Bin, Aguayo, Victor M., Billah, Sk Masum, Dibley, Michael J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7551993/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32872329
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12092632

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7551993/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32872329
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12092632

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