Using height-adjusted stunting prevalence will fail disadvantaged children worldwide

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.creator.identifierJef L Leroy: 0000-0001-9371-3832
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00076-6en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division
cg.identifier.publicationRankA plus
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2214-109Xen
cg.issue5en
cg.journalLancet Global Healthen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
cg.volume10en
dc.contributor.authorLeroy, Jef L.en
dc.contributor.authorFrongillo, Edward A.en
dc.contributor.authorBorghi, Elaineen
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-12T13:37:44Zen
dc.date.available2024-04-12T13:37:44Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/141352
dc.titleUsing height-adjusted stunting prevalence will fail disadvantaged children worldwideen
dcterms.abstractIn their Comment (February, 2022), S V Subramanian and colleagues challenge the validity of using the prevalence of child stunting to monitor and evaluate nutrition policies. Their argument is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the 2006 WHO growth standards and how to appropriately use and interpret stunting. The authors espouse a dangerous and unethical position.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLeroy, Jef L.; Frongillo, Edward A.; and Borghi, Elaine. 2022. Using height-adjusted stunting prevalence will fail disadvantaged children worldwide. Lancet Global Health 10(5): E620. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00076-6en
dcterms.issued2022-05-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-3.0-IGO
dcterms.publisherWorld Health Organizationen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/8213en
dcterms.subjecthealthen
dcterms.subjectstuntingen
dcterms.subjectchildrenen
dcterms.subjectchild stuntingen
dcterms.subjectheighten
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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