Associations between early childhood caries, malnutrition and anemia: a global perspective

Associations between early childhood caries, malnutrition and anemia: a global perspective

Abstract Background Malnutrition is the main risk factor for most common communicable diseases. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between country-level prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC), malnutrition and anemia in infants and preschool children. Methods Matched country-...

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Main Authors: Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan, Maha El Tantawi, Robert J. Schroth, Ana Vukovic, Arthur Kemoli, Balgis Gaffar, Mary Obiyan, Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Nutrition
Subjects:
Stunting
Overweight
Underweight
Free sugar
Gross National Income per capita
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40795-020-00340-z

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