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Preventing chilhood stunting: Why and how?

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  • Alejandro Herrin

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This Policy Note analyzes the factors contributing to child stunting in the country and finds that mothers' nutrition and health status during pregnancy remain crucial aspects that can influence birth outcomes.

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  • Alejandro Herrin, 2017. "Preventing chilhood stunting: Why and how?," Working Papers id:12069, eSocialSciences.
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    1. Pantig, Ida Marie T. & Ulep, Valerie Gilbert T. & Picazo, Oscar F. & Ho, Beverly Lorraine C., 2015. "A Critical Analysis of Purchasing of Health Services in the Philippines: A Case Study of PhilHealth," Discussion Papers DP 2015-54, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
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    3. International Food Policy Research Institute, 2015. "Global Nutrition Report 2015: Actions and accountability to advance nutrition and sustainable development," Issue briefs 978-0-89629-887-3, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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    5. Herrin, Alejandro N., 2016. "Putting Prevention of Childhood Stunting into the Forefront of the Nutrition Agenda: A Nutrition Sector Review," Research Paper Series DP 2016-21, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
    6. Herrin, Alejandro N., 2016. "Putting Prevention of Childhood Stunting into the Forefront of the Nutrition Agenda: A Nutrition Sector Review," Discussion Papers DP 2016-21, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
    7. Picazo, Oscar F. & Ho, Beverly Lorraine C. & Ulep, Valerie Gilbert T. & Pantig, Ida Marie T., 2015. "A Critical Analysis of Purchasing of Health Services in the Philippines: A Case Study of PhilHealth," Research Paper Series DP 2015-54, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
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