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Explaining Child Malnutrition in Developing Countries

Smith, Lisa C.; Haddad, Lawrence

This research draws on the experience of 63 countries during 1970-96 to shed light on some of the main causes of child malnutrition, and to project how many children are likely to be malnourished in the year 2020 given current trends, and finally, to identify priority actions for reducing malnutrition.