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Reduction in the Prevalence of Underweight, Stunting and Wasting in Selected States of India

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  1. Department of Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Aakriti Gupta & Umesh Kapil

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Gupta, A., Kapil, U. Reduction in the Prevalence of Underweight, Stunting and Wasting in Selected States of India. Indian J Pediatr 83, 1488–1490 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-016-2174-3

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