Modelling stunting in LiST: the effect of applying smoothing to linear growth data

• Main Authors: Simon Cousens (Author), Jamie Perin (Author), Parul Christian (Author), Lee Shu-Fune Wu (Author), Sajid Soofi (Author), Zulfiqar Bhutta (Author), Claudio Lanata (Author), Richard L. Guerrant (Author), Aldo A. M. Lima (Author), Kåre Mølbak (Author), Palle Valentiner-Branth (Author), William Checkley (Author), Robert H. Gilman (Author), R. Bradley Sack (Author), Robert E. Black (Author), Jean Humphrey (Author), Neff Walker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The Lives Saved Tool (LiST) is a widely used resource for evidence-based decision-making regarding health program scale-up in low- and middle-income countries. LiST estimates the impact of specified changes in intervention coverage on mortality and stunting among children under 5...