Stunting is characterized by chronic inflammation in Zimbabwean infants.

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Published in PLoS One on February 18, 2014

Authors

Andrew J Prendergast1, Sandra Rukobo2, Bernard Chasekwa2, Kuda Mutasa2, Robert Ntozini2, Mduduzi N N Mbuya3, Andrew Jones4, Lawrence H Moulton5, Rebecca J Stoltzfus6, Jean H Humphrey3

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Paediatrics, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom ; Zvitambo Institute for Maternal Child Health Research, Harare, Zimbabwe ; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
2: Zvitambo Institute for Maternal Child Health Research, Harare, Zimbabwe.
3: Zvitambo Institute for Maternal Child Health Research, Harare, Zimbabwe ; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
4: University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America.
5: Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
6: Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America.

Associated clinical trials:

SHINE Sanitation, Hygiene, Infant Nutrition Efficacy Project (SHINE) | NCT01824940

WASH Benefits Kenya (WASHB-Kenya) | NCT01704105

WASH Benefits Bangladesh | NCT01590095

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