Short relative leg length is associated with overweight and obesity in Mexican immigrant women
Abstract Background Prior research suggests that undernutrition and enteric infections predispose children to stunted growth. Undernutrition and infections have been associated with limited access to healthy diets, lack of sanitation, and access barriers to healthcare – all associated with human rig...
Main Authors: | Mireya Vilar-Compte, James Macinko, Beth C. Weitzman, Carlos M. Avendaño-Villela |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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Series: | International Journal for Equity in Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-019-0988-0 |
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