Modelling stunting in LiST: the effect of applying smoothing to linear growth data

Abstract Background The Lives Saved Tool (LiST) is a widely used resource for evidence-based decision-making regarding health program scale-up in low- and middle-income countries. LiST estimates the impact of specified changes in intervention coverage on mortality and stunting among children under 5...

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Main Authors: Simon Cousens, Jamie Perin, Parul Christian, Lee Shu-Fune Wu, Sajid Soofi, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Claudio Lanata, Richard L. Guerrant, Aldo A. M. Lima, Kåre Mølbak, Palle Valentiner-Branth, William Checkley, Robert H. Gilman, R. Bradley Sack, Robert E. Black, Jean Humphrey, Neff Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4744-3