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growth disorders  

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  • Child growth is internationally recognized as an important public health indicator for monitoring nutritional status and health in populations. Growth is influenced by many factors such as heredity, genetic or congenital, illness and medications, nutrition, hormones, and psychosocial environment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Growth Disorders]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-DZ96WCKH-P

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