Poverty, child undernutrition and morbidity: new evidence from India

• Main Authors: Shailen Nandy (Author), Michelle Irving (Author), David Gordon (Author), S.V. Subramanian (Author), George Davey Smith (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Undernutrition continues to be a primary cause of ill-health and premature mortality among children in developing countries. This paper examines how the prevalence of undernutrition in children is measured and argues that the standard indices of stunting, wasting and underweight may each be underest...