Infants less than 6 months of age at risk of poor growth and development: evidence gaps identified during WHO guideline development

Marko Kerac; Per Ashorn; James A. Berkley; Bindi Borg; Mary Christine Castro; Hedwig Deconinck; Nicky Dent; Rozina Khalid; Praveen Kumar; Michael McCaul; Celeste E. Naude; Allison I. Daniel; Nina J. Chad

doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017227

Infants less than 6 months of age at risk of poor growth and development: evidence gaps identified during WHO guideline development

Marko Kerac, Per Ashorn, James A. Berkley, Bindi Borg, Mary Christine Castro, Hedwig Deconinck, Nicky Dent, Rozina Khalid, Praveen Kumar, Michael McCaul, Celeste E. Naude, Allison I. Daniel^*, Nina J. Chad

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Original language	English
Article number	e017227
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	BMJ Global Health
Volume	10
Issue number	Suppl 5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017227
Publication status	Published - 13 Aug 2025

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Keywords

Child health
Health services research
Maternal health
Nutrition
Prevention strategies

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Kerac, M., Ashorn, P., Berkley, J. A., Borg, B., Castro, M. C., Deconinck, H., Dent, N., Khalid, R., Kumar, P., McCaul, M., Naude, C. E., Daniel, A. I., & Chad, N. J. (2025). Infants less than 6 months of age at risk of poor growth and development: evidence gaps identified during WHO guideline development. BMJ Global Health, 10(Suppl 5), 1-5. Article e017227. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017227

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Kerac, M, Ashorn, P, Berkley, JA, Borg, B, Castro, MC, Deconinck, H, Dent, N, Khalid, R, Kumar, P, McCaul, M, Naude, CE, Daniel, AI & Chad, NJ 2025, 'Infants less than 6 months of age at risk of poor growth and development: evidence gaps identified during WHO guideline development', BMJ Global Health, vol. 10, no. Suppl 5, e017227, pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017227

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