Early childhood linear growth faltering in low-income and middle-income countries as a whole-population condition: analysis of 179 Demographic and Health Surveys from 64 countries (1993–2015)

Summary: Background: The causes of early childhood linear growth faltering (known as stunting) in low-income and middle-income countries remain inadequately understood. We aimed to determine if the progressive postnatal decline in mean height-for-age Z score (HAZ) in low-income and middle-income co...

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Main Authors: Daniel E Roth, PhD, Aditi Krishna, ScD, Michael Leung, MSc, Joy Shi, MSc, Diego G Bassani, PhD, Aluisio J D Barros, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X17304187