Differential influences of early growth and social factors on young children's cognitive performance in four low-and-middle-income birth cohorts (Brazil, Guatemala, Philippines, and South Africa)

Differential influences of early growth and social factors on young children's cognitive performance in four low-and-middle-income birth cohorts (Brazil, Guatemala, Philippines, and South Africa)

Background: Studies relating childhood cognitive development to poor linear growth seldom take adequate account of social conditions related to both, leading to a focus on nutrition interventions. We aimed to assess the roles of both biological and social conditions in determining early childhood co...

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Main Authors: L.M. Richter, F.M. Orkin, L.S. Adair, M.F. Kroker-Lobos, N. Lee Mayol, A.M.B. Menezes, R. Martorell, J. Murray, A.D. Stein, C. Victora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
Subjects:
Child
Preschool
Growth
Cognition
Cohort
Low and middle income countries
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827320302858

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