El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and stunting in children under 5 years in Peru: a double-difference analysis

Background: The 1997–98 El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) was one of the most important natural disasters in 20th century Peru, associated with heavy rainfall and flooding. It affected 502 000 people, ruined 944 km of roads, and damaged 580 health centres and 956 schools. Almost a quarter of all p...

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Main Authors: Oliver A Elorreaga, MSc, Luis Huicho, MD, Andres G Lescano, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X20301704