Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in stunting prevalence in Latin America and the Caribbean countries: differences between quintiles and deciles

• Main Authors: Maria del Pilar Flores-Quispe (Author), María Clara Restrepo-Méndez (Author), Maria Fátima S. Maia (Author), Leonardo Z. Ferreira (Author), Fernando C. Wehrmeister (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is a renewed commitment of tackling the varied challenges of undernutrition, particularly stunting (SDG 2.2). Health equity is also a priority in the SDG agenda and there is an urgent need for disaggregated anal...