Exploring the relationships between wasting and stunting among a cohort of children under two years of age in Niger

Abstract Background Wasting and stunting, physical growth manifestations of child undernutrition, have historically been considered separately with distinct interventions at the program, policy, and financing levels despite similar risk factors, overlapping burdens and multiplicative risk of death w...

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Main Authors: Kristin Kohlmann, Christopher R. Sudfeld, Souna Garba, Ousmane Guindo, Rebecca F. Grais, Sheila Isanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11689-6