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. 2011 Mar;8(3):e1000426.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000426. Epub 2011 Mar 15.

Equity must accompany economic growth for good health

K Srinath Reddy  1
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Equity must accompany economic growth for good health

K Srinath Reddy. PLoS Med. 2011 Mar.

Abstract

K. Srinath Reddy discusses a new research study by S. V. Subramanian and colleagues that found no strong evidence of recent economic growth in India being associated with a reduction in child undernutrition.

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