Boys are more likely to be undernourished than girls: a systematic review and meta-analysis of sex differences in undernutrition

Background Excess male morbidity and mortality is well recognised in neonatal medicine and infant health. In contrast, within global nutrition, it is commonly assumed that girls are more at risk of experiencing undernutrition. We aimed to explore evidence for any male/female differences in child und...

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Published in:	BMJ Global Health
Main Authors:	Marko Kerac, Charles Opondo, Jonathan Wells, Andrew Seal, André Briend, Susan Thurstans, Tanya Khara, Carmel Dolan, Mark Myatt, Michel Garenne, Rebecca Sear
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Online Access:	https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/12/e004030.full