Journal
NUTRITION REVIEWS
Volume 67, Issue 6, Pages 343-359Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00207.x
Keywords
child; HIV; postnatal growth
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- National Institutes of Health [R01 HD048969, R01 HD043688]
- Berkowitz Fellowship in Public Health Nutrition
- Caroline Cady Hewey Fund
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HIV infection can contribute to disturbances in both linear growth and weight gain in early childhood, with disturbances often apparent as early as 3 months of age. There is little evidence for a difference in the early growth of HIV-exposed but uninfected children compared to healthy controls. Owing to the close association of growth with immune function and clinical progression, an understanding of growth patterns may be an important tool to ensure the provision of appropriate care to HIV-infected and exposed children. Timely growth monitoring may be used to improve the clinical course and quality of life of these children.
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