Should India adopt a country-specific growth reference to measure undernutrition among its children?

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Growth Charts in Under-Five Children: A Need to Move from WHO 2006 Standards to Indigenous Ones?Indian journal of pediatrics · 2026
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2. Growth Chart Tailored to Evaluate Under-Nutrition in Under-Five Indian Children: A Pressing Necessity.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2024
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3. Global relevance of MGRS growth standards: the case of India.BMJ paediatrics open · 2024
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4. Progress on Sustainable Development Goal indicators in 707 districts of India: a quantitative mid-line assessment using the National Family Health Surveys, 2016 and 2021.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2023
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