Birth weight mediates the association of maternal undernutrition with child undernutrition prevalence in West Africa-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Birth weight mediates the association of maternal undernutrition with child undernutrition prevalence in West Africa

Published:2024-05-28 Issue:9 Volume:78 Page:772-781
ISSN:0954-3007
Container-title:European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
language:en
Short-container-title:Eur J Clin Nutr

Author:

Kofi Amegah A.^ORCID,Ayinemi Roland,Sewor Christian^ORCID,Fenta Haile Mekonnen,Yeboah Kelvin,Mohammed Seidu Awal,Dwomoh Duah,Annim Samuel K.,Stranges Saverio,Kandala Ngianga-Bakwin

Funder

Science for Africa Foundation; Grant number- GCA/MNCH/round6/036

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Link

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41430-024-01453-5.pdf

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