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Differences in stunting prevalences calculated from two similar growth references may be large and inconsistent in undernourished children

C. L. Eckhardt Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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L. S. Adair Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Pages 566-578 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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