Assessment of nutrition and learning skills in children aged 5–11 years old from two elementary schools in Chocó, Colombia

Background: Malnutrition has been identified as a factor in growth and learning. The current study aimed to determine the nutritional status and basic learning skills of children from Chocó, Colombia. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 631 children aged 5–11 years from two schools, col...

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Main Authors: Juan Sebastián Botero-Meneses, Paula Andrea Aguilera-Otalvaro, Iván Pradilla, Claudia Talero-Gutiérrez, Ángela María Ruiz-Sternberg, Alberto Vélez-van-Meerbeke, Angela María Pinzón-Rondón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020306666