Children who are both wasted and stunted are also underweight and have a high risk of death: a descriptive epidemiology of multiple anthropometric deficits using data from 51 countries

• Main Authors: Mark Myatt (Author), Tanya Khara (Author), Simon Schoenbuchner (Author), Silke Pietzsch (Author), Carmel Dolan (Author), Natasha Lelijveld (Author), André Briend (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Wasting and stunting are common. They are implicated in the deaths of almost two million children each year and account for over 12% of disability-adjusted life years lost in young children. Wasting and stunting tend to be addressed as separate issues despite evidence of common c...