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Context
The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term effects of early childhood stimulation and/or nutritional supplementation on growth-retarded children in Jamaica, a developing country.
Methods
Children (N=129) between 9 and 24 months with growth retardation were randomly allocated to four groups for a 2-year trial: (1) control, (2) nutritional supplementation (1 kg milk-based formula per week), (3) psychosocial stimulation (weekly play sessions to improve mother–child interaction) or (4), nutritional supplementation and psychosocial stimulation. The long-term effects of the intervention were assessed at 7, 11, 17 and 22 years.
Findings
Walker and colleagues reported educational, cognitive, social and health outcomes at 22 years for 105 participants. No significant effects were observed for those who received only nutritional supplementation. However, compared …
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Competing interests None.