Infants less than 6 months of age at risk of poor growth and development: evidence gaps identified during WHO guideline development
Year: 2025
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: Over 10 million infants under 6 months of age worldwide are at risk of poor growth and development (henceforth ‘infants u6m’). 1 Risks include short-term mortality and non-communicable disease in later life for survivors.2 Affected infants are especially vulnerable to all of these risks across the lifespan.3
Source: BMJ Global Health
Institutions: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Tampere University, University of Tampere, Kenya Medical Research Institute, University of Oxford, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Macquarie University, Nutrition Center of the Philippines, Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN), UCLouvain, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Stellenbosch University, World Health Organization
Language: English
Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,679
OpenAlex ID: W4413117229