Short‐term dynamics of linear growth among Peruvian infants in the first year of life in a population with linear growth faltering
Gwenyth O. Lee,
Benjamin J. J. McCormick,
Pablo P. Yori
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivesInfant growth is recognized to vary over the short term, with periods of greater and lesser linear growth velocity. Our objectives were to (1) examine the potential differences in overall growth profiles between children who experienced cumulative growth faltering in the first year of life consistent with that seen by many children living in poverty in low‐ and middle‐income countries, versus children without growth faltering and (2) test whether biological factors were associated with the timing of … Show more
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