Use of the World Health Organization child growth standards to assess how infant malnutrition relates to breastfeeding and mortality | Zendy

Linda Vesel | Zendy; Rajiv Bahl | Zendy; José Martines | Zendy; Mary E. Penny | Zendy; Nita Bhandari | Zendy; Betty Kirkwood | Zendy

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Use of the World Health Organization child growth standards to assess how infant malnutrition relates to breastfeeding and mortality

Author(s) -

Linda Vesel,

Rajiv Bahl,

José Martines,

Mary E. Penny,

Nita Bhandari,

Betty Kirkwood

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

bulletin of the world health organization

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.459

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1564-0604

pISSN - 0042-9686

DOI - 10.2471/blt.08.057901

Subject(s) - wasting , breastfeeding , malnutrition , underweight , medicine , infant mortality , pediatrics , breast feeding , environmental health , child mortality , malnutrition in children , population , body mass index , overweight , pathology , endocrinology

To compare the estimated prevalence of malnutrition using the World Health Organization's (WHO) child growth standards versus the National Center for Health Statistics' (NCHS) growth reference, to examine the relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and malnutrition, and to determine the sensitivity and specificity of nutritional status indicators for predicting death during infancy.

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