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Misclassification of stunting, underweight and wasting in children 0–5 years of South Asian and Dutch descent: ethnic-specific v. WHO criteria

OBJECTIVE: Several authors have questioned the suitability of WHO Child Growth Standards (WHO-CGS) for all ethnic groups. The aim of this study was to identify potential misclassification of stunting, underweight and wasting in children of Surinamese Asian Indian, South Asian (Pakistan/India) and Du...

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Autores principales: de Wilde, JA, Peters-Koning, M, Middelkoop, BJC
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7358702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32476641
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980019004464