Persistent inequalities in child undernutrition: evidence from 80 countries, from 1990 to today.

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Published in Int J Epidemiol on April 14, 2014

Authors

Caryn Bredenkamp1, Leander R Buisman2, Ellen Van de Poel2

Author Affiliations

1: World Bank, Washington, DC, USA, Institute of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands cbredenkamp@worldbank.org.
2: World Bank, Washington, DC, USA, Institute of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

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