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Original Articles

Short-term and long-term associations between household wealth and physical growth: a cross-comparative analysis of children from four low- and middle-income countries

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Article: 26523 | Received 02 Nov 2014, Accepted 23 Dec 2014, Published online: 05 Feb 2015

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