Nonlinear Effects of Altitude on Child Growth in Peru – A Multilevel Analysis

Nonlinear Effects of Altitude on Child Growth in Peru – A Multilevel Analysis

Growth at high altitude has been the object of many investigations after experimental studies on animals showed that hypoxia at high altitude slows growth. Many studies have also looked at the Andean populations and found different results. Even though a few studies find that individuals living at h...

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Main Authors: Marini, Alessandra, Gragnolati, Michele
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNT
ADOLESCENT
ADOLESCENT GROWTH
ADOLESCENTS
BREASTFEEDING
CHILD CARE
CHILD GROWTH
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD MALNUTRITION
CHILD NUTRITION
CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION
DECISION MAKING
DIET
DIETS
EARLY ADOLESCENCE
EARLY CHILDHOOD
FAMILIES
FAMILY BACKGROUND
FOOD INTAKE
GIRLS
HEALTH EFFECTS
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH SERVICES
HUMAN GROWTH
INDIGENOUS CHILDREN
INFANT MORTALITY
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTERVENTION
ISOLATION
MALARIA
MIGRATION
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATE
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PHYSICAL GROWTH
POLLUTION
PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
PREVALENCE OF INFECTIONS
PUBLIC HEALTH
SANITATION
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SEX
SIBLINGS
SOCIAL EXCLUSION
STUNTED CHILDREN
STUNTING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6534253/nonlinear-effects-altitude-child-growth-peru-multilevel-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8820

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6534253/nonlinear-effects-altitude-child-growth-peru-multilevel-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8820

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