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. 2016 May;12 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):249-52.
doi: 10.1111/mcn.12291.

Reducing stunting in India: what investments are needed?

Rasmi Avula  1 , Neha Raykar  2 , Purnima Menon  1 , Ramanan Laxminarayan  2
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Reducing stunting in India: what investments are needed?

Rasmi Avula et al. Matern Child Nutr. 2016 May.
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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Continuum of care.
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Major gaps in the delivery of essential nutrition interventions (ENIs) in India Ministry of Women and Child Development (2015).
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