Reducing stunting among children: the potential contribution of diagnostics

Karen A. Ricci (), Federico Girosi, Phillip I. Tarr, Yee-Wei Lim, Carl Mason, Mark Miller, James Hughes, Lorenz von Seidlein, Jan M. Agosti and Richard L. Guerrant
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Karen A. Ricci: RAND Corporation
Federico Girosi: RAND Corporation
Phillip I. Tarr: Washington University School of Medicine
Yee-Wei Lim: RAND Corporation
Carl Mason: Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences
Mark Miller: National Institutes of Health
James Hughes: Emory University, Mail Stop 1370/004/1AD
Lorenz von Seidlein: International Vaccine Institute, San 4-8 Bongcheon-7-dong, Kwanak-gu
Jan M. Agosti: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Richard L. Guerrant: University of Virginia

Nature, 2006, vol. 444, issue 1, 29-38

Abstract: Stunting affects ~ 147 million children in developing countries. Studies have pointed to a relationship between stunting and different pathogens that are associated with diarrhoeal illness. New easy-to-use tools for diagnosing these pathogens could help to identify children at risk for growth shortfall, and reduce the prevalence of stunting and the large burden of disease associated with it.

Date: 2006
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