Measuring catch-up growth in malnourished populations
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Keywords
height; undernutrition; catch-up growth; children; African height puzzle;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
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