Concurrent anemia and stunting in young children: prevalence, dietary and non-dietary associated factors

Abstract Background The existing evidence is limited and contradicting on the co-occurrence of anemia and stunting (CAS) at individual level, despite a great overlap in their risk factors. We aimed to determine the prevalence of CAS, and the dietary and non-dietary factors associated with it, among...

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Main Authors: Shimels Hussien Mohammed, Bagher Larijani, Ahmad Esmaillzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-019-0436-4