Maternal and child undernutrition and overweight in low-income and middle-income countries.
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Summary
It is estimated that undernutrition in the aggregate--including fetal growth restriction, stunting, wasting, and deficiencies of vitamin A and zinc along with suboptimum breastfeeding--is a cause of 3·1 million child deaths annually or 45% of all child deaths in 2011.
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- review
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- 2013-08-03
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Keywords
Malnutrition, Overweight, Low and middle income countries, Environmental health, Low income
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