Is the World Health Organization’s multicentre child growth standard an appropriate growth reference for assessing optimal growth of South African mixed-ancestry children?

In South Africa (SA), it has been estimated that one-third of boys and 25% of girls under the age of 5 years are stunted, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Multicentre Growth Reference Study. During the past decade, research in developed and developing countries has shown that the int...

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Veröffentlicht in:	SAJCH : the South African journal of child health 2022-06, Vol.16 (2), p.120-124
Hauptverfasser:	Arendse, L M, Brits, D, Lambert, E V, Gibbon, V E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Child development Children Children's furniture Developing countries Growth Health aspects Health Care Sciences & Services Medical policy Public health
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