Socioeconomic inequalities persist despite declining stunting prevalence in low- and middle-income countries

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 254-258

  da Silva, Inácio Crochemore M ^a   França, Giovanny V ^a   Barros, Aluisio J D ^a   Amouzou, Agbessi ^b   Krasevec, Julia ^c   Victora, Cesar G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Family characteristics; Growth disorders; Income; Prevalence; Rural population; Socioeconomic factors; Surveys and questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; HUMAN; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUNTING; URBAN AREA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GROWTH DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME; INFANT; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 85050614431     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxx050     Document Type: Article

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