What Difference Do the New WHO Child Growth Standards Make for the Prevalence and Socioeconomic Distribution of Undernutrition?

What Difference Do the New WHO Child Growth Standards Make for the Prevalence and Socioeconomic Distribution of Undernutrition?

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization has recently established revised child growth standards. OBJECTIVE: To assess how the use of these new standards affects the estimated prevalence and socioeconomic distribution of stunting and underweight among children in a large number of low- and middle-i...

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Main Authors: Ergo, A., Gwatkin, D. R., Shekar, M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Body Height
Child
Developing Countries
Growth
Growth Disorders
Health Status Disparities
Humans
Malnutrition
Prevalence
Reference Values
Socioeconomic Factors
Thinness
World Health Organization
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5078

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5078

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