Intergenerational Association of Short Maternal Stature with Stunting in Yanomami Indigenous Children from the Brazilian Amazon

To describe the factors associated to stunting in <5-year-old Yanomami Brazilian children, and to evaluate the association of short maternal stature to their offspring’s stunting. A cross-sectional study carried out in three villages in the Yanomami territory. We performed a census, in which all...

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Main Authors: Jesem Douglas Yamall Orellana, Giovanna Gatica-Domínguez, Juliana dos Santos Vaz, Paulo Augusto Ribeiro Neves, Ana Claudia Santiago de Vasconcellos, Sandra de Souza Hacon, Paulo Cesar Basta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/17/9130