144/108 - Meaning of linear growth: Appropriate use of growth as a measure in development
| Organized by: University of South Carolina & IFPRI (USA) | ||
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| Track 5: Nutrients and Nutritional Assessment | ||
| Tuesday 17 October | 8.00 - 10.00 h. | Room 9 |
Introduction
Chair
Dr. Marie Ruel
Director Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division. International Food and Policy Research Institute. USA.
Biology of linear growth: Processes and nutritional, hormonal, and inflammatory determinants
Speaker
Prof. Michelle Lampl
Emory University. USA.
History of using of growth as a measure of healthy child development
Speaker
Dr. Julia Krasevec
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). USA.
Meaning of linear growth: Differentiating growth as a cause vs. a marker of outcomes
Speaker
Dr. Jef Leroy
International Food Policy Research Institute. USA.
Appropriate use of linear growth as a measure in development
Speaker
Prof. Edward Frongillo
University of South Carolina. USA.
Panel discussion
Chair
