Linear growth faltering should be assessed in absolute and relative terms

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 144, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2092-2093

  Victora, Cesar G ^a   de Onis, Mercedes ^b   Shrimpton, Roger ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; LETTER; LINEAR GROWTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; WEIGHT GAIN; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDER; INCOME; POVERTY;

BODY HEIGHT; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INCOME; POVERTY;

EID: 84912051003     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.200543     Document Type: Letter

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