Stunting in African children.
Open Access
- 1 May 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 62 (5) , 508-509
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.62.5.508
Abstract
A total of 651 preschool children from rural central Africa were selected by random cluster sampling, weighed, and measured. Two per cent were wasted, but 47% were stunted. As linear growth recovers more slowly than weight repeated infections may give inadequate time for height catch-up.Keywords
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