Impact of early-onset persistent stunting on cognitive development at 5 years of age: Results from a multi-country cohort study.

BACKGROUND:Globally more than 150 million children under age 5 years were stunted in 2018, primarily in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and the impact of early-onset, persistent stunting has not been well explored. To explore the association between early-onset persistent stunting in child...

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Main Authors: Md Ashraful Alam, Stephanie A Richard, Shah Mohammad Fahim, Mustafa Mahfuz, Baitun Nahar, Subhasish Das, Binod Shrestha, Beena Koshy, Estomih Mduma, Jessica C Seidman, Laura E Murray-Kolb, Laura E Caulfield, Tahmeed Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227839