Pattern and Characteristics of Growth Faltering in Early Infancy in an Urban Sub-Saharan African Setting

Pattern and Characteristics of Growth Faltering in Early Infancy in an Urban Sub-Saharan African Setting

To determine the pattern of and factors associated with changes in nutritional status in early infancy in a resource-poor setting. Methods: A cohort study in Lagos, Nigeria, in which the nutritional status at birth was compared with status at the first postnatal check-up routinely scheduled for 6–8...

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Main Authors: Bolajoko O. Olusanya, James K. Renner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-04-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
developing country
early detection
growth faltering
intrauterine growth restriction
postnatal check
undernutrition
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957212002197

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