Has the prevalence of stunting in South African children changed in 40 years? A systematic review.

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Published in BMC Public Health on June 05, 2015

Authors

Rihlat Said-Mohamed1, Lisa K Micklesfield2, John M Pettifor3, Shane A Norris4

Author Affiliations

1: MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Rd, Parktown 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa. Rihlat.SaidMohamed@wits.ac.za.
2: MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Rd, Parktown 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa. Lisa.Micklesfield@uct.ac.za.
3: MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Rd, Parktown 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa. John.Pettifor@wits.ac.za.
4: MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Rd, Parktown 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa. Shane.Norris@wits.ac.za.

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