in average height across developing countries are not well explained by differences in wealth. In particular, children in … India are shorter, on average, than children in Africa who are poorer, on average, a paradox which is often called the Asian … differences between India's first and second DHS surveys; and econometric decomposition of the India-Africa height difference in …

in average height across developing countries are not well explained by differences in wealth. In particular, children in … India are shorter, on average, than children in Africa who are poorer, on average, a paradox which is often called the Asian … differences between India's first and second DHS surveys; and econometric decomposition of the India-Africa height difference in …

associated with taller men and women. This study based on a recent Indian data analyses the variations in height among adult …

, adult height has recently become a focus in understanding the relationship between health and wealth. We investigate the …) mortality, interpreted as a measure of the disease and nutritional burden in childhood, and the mean height of those children as … childhood determinants of population adult height, focusing on the respective roles of income and of disease. Across a range of …

, adult height has recently become a focus in understanding the relationship between health and wealth. We investigate the …) mortality, interpreted as a measure of the disease and nutritional burden in childhood, and the mean height of those children as … childhood determinants of population adult height, focusing on the respective roles of income and of disease. Across a range of …

recovery in the Philippines cohort. In Kagera, almost 75 per cent of the children experience catch-up growth. The mean height …Chronic malnutrition during early childhood hinders growth and causes children to fall into a lower growth trajectory …. In order to recover, children need to experience growth rates that are above the expected rate for their age. Several …

height is set by the balance between food intake and charges to disease in early childhood, it is informative about economic …, the relationship between childhood conditions and adult height has become an important focus in the study of the … relationship between health and wealth. Here I follow one of the tributaries of this main stream. A relationship between income and …

height is set by the balance between food intake and charges to disease in early childhood, it is informative about economic …, the relationship between childhood conditions and adult height has become an important focus in the study of the … relationship between health and wealth. Here I follow one of the tributaries of this main stream. A relationship between income and …

two is far more complicated for developing countries like India, given the dependence of a large section of the population …