The decline of child stunting in 122 countries: a systematic review of child growth studies since the 19th century.

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Title: The decline of child stunting in 122 countries: a systematic review of child growth studies since the 19th century.
Authors: Schneider EB; Economic History Department, The London School of Economics and Political Science School of Public Policy, London, UK e.b.schneider@lse.ac.uk.; Centre for Economic Policy Research, London, UK., Jaramillo Echeverri J; Bank of the Republic of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia., Purcell M; Economic History Department, The London School of Economics and Political Science School of Public Policy, London, UK., A'Hearn B; University of Oxford, Oxford, UK., Arthi V; University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA., Blum M; German Medical Association, Berlin, Germany., Brainerd E; Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA., Capuno J; University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines., Cermeño AL; Lund University, Lund, Sweden., Challú A; Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA., Cho YJ; Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)., Cole T; Population, Policy and Practice Programme, UCL, London, UK., Corpuz J; University of Warwick, Coventry, UK., Depauw E; Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium., Droller F; Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile., von Fintel D; Economics, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa., Floris J; University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland., Galofré-Vilà G; Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain., Harris B; University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK., Hatton T; University of Essex, Colchester, UK., Heyberger L; Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard, Belfort, France., Hurme T; Helsingin yliopisto, Helsinki, Finland., Inwood K; University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada., Jaadla H; University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK., Kok J; Radboud Universiteit, Nijmegen, The Netherlands., Kopczynśki M; Uniwersytet Warszawski, Warsaw, Poland., Lordemus S; Universitat Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland., Marein B; Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA., Meisel-Roca A; Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia., Morgan S; University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK., Öberg S; Lund University, Lund, Sweden., Ogasawara K; Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro, Japan., Ortega JA; Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain., Palma N; The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK., Papadimitriou A; Ethniko kai Kapodistriako Panepistemio Athenon, Athens, Greece., Pistola R; Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal., Quanjer B; Radboud Universiteit, Nijmegen, The Netherlands., Rother H; International Trademark Association, New York City, New York, USA., Saaritsa S; Helsingin yliopisto, Helsinki, Finland., Salvatore R; Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Staub K; University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland., van der Eng P; Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia., Roberts E; University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Source: BMJ global health [BMJ Glob Health] 2026 Feb 18; Vol. 11 (2). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Feb 18.
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