Narrowing socioeconomic inequality in child stunting: the Brazilian experience, 1974-2007

• Asıl Yazarlar: Carlos Augusto Monteiro (Yazar), Maria Helena D'Aquino Benicio (Yazar), Wolney Lisboa Conde (Yazar), Silvia Konno (Yazar), Ana Lucia Lovadino (Yazar), Aluisio JD Barros (Yazar), Cesar Gomes Victora (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: The World Health Organization, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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OBJECTIVE: To assess trends in the prevalence and social distribution of child stunting in Brazil to evaluate the effect of income and basic service redistribution policies implemented in that country in the recent past. METHODS: The prevalence of stunting (height-for-age z score below −2 using the...