Article
The causal effect of malaria on stunting: a Mendelian randomization and matching approach.
International journal of epidemiology - 1 Oct 2013
Kang Hyunseung, Kreuels Benno, Adjei Ohene, Krumkamp Ralf, May Jürgen, Small Dylan S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous studies on the association of malaria and stunted growth delivered inconsistent results. These conflicting results may be due to different levels of confounding and to considerable difficulties in elucidating a causal relationship. Randomized experiments are impractical and previous observational studies have not fully controlled for potential confounding including nutritional deficiencies,...
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