Differences in stunting prevalences calculated from two similar growth references may be large and inconsistent in undernourished children

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 566-578

  Eckhardt, Cara L ^a   Adair, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; GROWTH; MALNUTRITION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PATHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036031549     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460210140185     Document Type: Article

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