Linear Growth and Child Development in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Malawi
Prado E, Abbeddou S, Adu-Afarwuah S, Arimond M, Ashorn P, Ashorn U, Brown K, Hess S, Lartey A, Maleta K, Ocansey E, Ouédraogo J, Phuka J, Somé J, Vosti S, Jimenez E, Dewey K. Linear Growth and Child Development in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Malawi. Pediatrics 2016, 138: e20154698. PMID: 27474016, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-4698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonal-social developmentDevelopmental stimulationAge z-scoreAge 18 monthsMaternal supplementationLinear growthNutritional supplementationGrowth falteringEarly infancyZ-scoreMotor developmentAdjusted estimatesBurkina FasoMonthsBirthChild developmentMotor skillsChildrenSDAssociationExecutive functionSupplementationStimulationExecutive function developmentPoor development