Socioeconomic disparities and the familial coexistence of child stunting and maternal overweight in Guatemala.

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Published in Econ Hum Biol on August 16, 2011

Authors

Jounghee Lee1, Robert F Houser, Aviva Must, Patricia Palma de Fulladolsa, Odilia I Bermudez

Author Affiliations

1: Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, United States.

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