Child stunting is associated with weaker human capital among native Amazonians.

Eduardo A Undurraga Jere R Behrman Susan D EmmettCeleste KiddWilliam R LeonardSteven T PiantadosiVictoria Reyes-GarcíaAbhishek SharmaRebecca ZhangRicardo A Godoy

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2017)

The results confirm adverse associations between child stunting and human capital skills. Predictors of growth recovery and faltering can affect human capital outcomes, even in a remote, economically self-sufficient society.

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